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AIF-C01 · Question #78

A healthcare organization plans to use AI to process patient data while adhering to HIPAA regulations. What measures should they implement to secure the AI system?

The correct answer is B. Employ SageMaker Clarify to ensure fairness in predictive models. C. Enable AWS PrivateLink for secure data transfer. D. Configure encryption for data at rest using AWS KMS. To secure an AI system handling patient data under HIPAA, measures should include using SageMaker Clarify for model fairness, enabling AWS PrivateLink for secure data transfer, and configuring encryption for data at rest with AWS KMS.

Submitted by andreas_gr· Mar 30, 2026Responsible AI

Question

A healthcare organization plans to use AI to process patient data while adhering to HIPAA regulations. What measures should they implement to secure the AI system?

Options

  • AUse Amazon Rekognition to identify patient faces.
  • BEmploy SageMaker Clarify to ensure fairness in predictive models.
  • CEnable AWS PrivateLink for secure data transfer.
  • DConfigure encryption for data at rest using AWS KMS.

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    16% (5)
  • B
    84% (27)

Why each option

To secure an AI system handling patient data under HIPAA, measures should include using SageMaker Clarify for model fairness, enabling AWS PrivateLink for secure data transfer, and configuring encryption for data at rest with AWS KMS.

AUse Amazon Rekognition to identify patient faces.

Amazon Rekognition's capability to identify patient faces is generally not a security measure; instead, it could introduce privacy concerns if not handled carefully and ethically, and is not a default security recommendation for HIPAA.

BEmploy SageMaker Clarify to ensure fairness in predictive models.Correct

While SageMaker Clarify primarily addresses fairness and bias in models, it helps ensure that AI systems produce equitable outcomes, which is an ethical and often regulatory concern, especially with sensitive patient data, thus contributing to responsible AI for HIPAA compliance.

CEnable AWS PrivateLink for secure data transfer.Correct

AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises networks without exposing data to the public internet, which is a critical security measure for protecting patient data in transit as required by HIPAA.

DConfigure encryption for data at rest using AWS KMS.Correct

Configuring encryption for data at rest using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) ensures that stored patient data is protected from unauthorized access, a fundamental requirement for HIPAA compliance.

Concept tested: HIPAA compliance for AI on AWS

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/hipaa-compliance/

Topics

#HIPAA compliance#AWS KMS encryption#AWS PrivateLink#SageMaker Clarify

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