In medical care, physical examination performed on an annual (regular) basis.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), release of protected health information for treatment, payment, or other health care operations that does not require the patient to sign a consent form.

Days in which a hospice patient and member of an insurance plan who is not receiving continuous medical care has chosen to receive hospice care at home.

First inpatient examination of a newborn infant done by a doctor but not done by the physician who delivered the baby or the doctor who gave anesthetics during delivery.

Annual physical examination made in the absence of definite symptoms of disease or injury. Sometimes an electrocardiogram, laboratory tests, and a chest x-ray may be done. Also see physical examination (PE or PX) .

With respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing, employment, applica- tion, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information within an entity that maintains such information.