Information used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, biometric records, home phone numbers, other demographic, personnel, medical, and financial information.  PII includes any information that is linked or linkable to a specified individual,...

A rule, condition, or requirement with respect to the privacy or breach of protected health information.

The provision, coordination, or management of health care and related services by one or more health care providers, including the coordination or management of health care by a health care provider with a third party; consultation between health care providers relating to a patient; or the referral of a patient for health care from one health care p...

A person to whom a business associate delegates a function, activity, or service, other than in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such business associate.

Patients (excluding active duty or Reserve Component Service members eligible to receive care) who are eligible to receive health care through TRICARE or were treated in an MHS facility.

Transmission in electronic form as prescribed by the Secretary of HHS between two or more parties to carry out financial or administrative activities relating to health care provided to a patient.

A group of records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifier assigned to the individual.

Data located in a PHR, including data originating and copied from DOD health records and data downloaded or transmitted from home or personal medical devices.

Exceptions as defined in DoDI 6025.18.

The notice(s) published by an agency in the Federal Register upon the establishment and/or modification of a system of records describing the existence and character of the system.

Individual eligible for health care services under Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code. 

Health related data created, recorded, or gathered by patients, family members, or other caregivers to address a health concern or to monitor health. 

A PHR is an electronic application that people use to maintain and manage their health information in a secure and confidential environment. PHRs:

• Can include data from a variety of sources
• Remain separate from, and do not replace, the legal (electronic) medical record
• Can help people collect, store, and monitor their health information

The medical discipline that comprises the development or use of medical modeling and simulations.  It involves the equipment, including hardware, and the software that implements a model or simulation or an adjunct tool.  The hardware or software that is either used to provide part of a simulation environment (e.g., to manage the execution of th...

The central MM&S office is the entry point for the MHS enterprise for MM&S requirements submission to capture, track, and determine MHS equities, and approve proposed MM&S requirements.  It provides the overarching organized and coordinated capability for MM&S requirements and enterprise level oversight.  The DMMSO assists Servic...