Question

A healthcare analytics company is establishing a data governance program. The governance team wants to ensure that datasets are handled according to their sensitivity, so that patient diagnosis records receive stronger encryption and access controls than the company's published marketing brochures. Which governance practice should the team implement to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Data classification, assigning sensitivity levels such as public, internal, confidential, and restricted to guide handling requirements

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Data lineage tracking to document where each dataset originated and how it was transformed

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Data cataloging to make datasets searchable and discoverable across the organization

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Master data management to maintain a single authoritative version of key business entities