QuestionQ62

VerifiedUAT

During final UAT testing before the production deployment, you find that enterprise healthcare automation has logged PHI in plain text across every environment for the last 6 months, including patient SSNs and medical records. The automation is scheduled to go live in production in 48 hours, with regulatory audits pending. Which immediate action plan should be implemented to minimize legal exposure while maintaining business continuity?

Explanation

Unsecured PHI exposure requires prompt containment and remediation, formal incident response, risk assessment, documentation, and notification of the appropriate parties as required. A controlled deployment with sanitized logs, enhanced monitoring, and documented legal/compliance handling reduces ongoing risk while preserving continuity. HIPAA requires safeguards for ePHI, review of system activity, and documentation supporting required breach notifications or a determination that notification was not required.

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