"Protected Health Information" (PHI) under the US law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual.

"Privacy Rule" means the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A and E.

"Security Rule" will mean the Security Standards at 45 C. F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A and C.