Which of the following is NOT an example of PHI?

• A. Weight and Blood pressure
• B. DOB, medication, address, first name, last name
• C. Phone number
• D. Blood type

Answer: (A)

Protected Health Information is health data that can identify a person or be linked to a specific individual. The first item is just weight and a blood pressure reading. Without a name, address, date of birth, or any other identifier, these measurements don’t point to a particular person, so they aren’t PHI by themselves.

The other options involve identifiers or health data that would be linked to someone—like a full name with a date of birth, an address, a phone number, or medication tied to a person, or a health detail such as blood type that would identify an individual when attached to their identity. When health information is connected to identifying information, it becomes PHI.

So weight and blood pressure alone aren’t PHI, which is why that choice is the best answer.