CIP Information Governance and Strategy 3

Question 1

In the context of CIP, 'information stewardship' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Accountability for managing information assets on behalf of the organization

Answer

Stewardship is the responsibility to manage information assets carefully and ethically in service of organizational and stakeholder needs.

Question 2

A 'litigation hold' (also called a legal hold) requires an organization to:

Accepted Answer

Suspend normal disposition of records potentially relevant to anticipated litigation

Answer

A litigation hold overrides retention schedules to preserve all potentially relevant information until legal proceedings conclude.

Question 3

Which framework specifically addresses information governance for healthcare organizations in the United States?

Accepted Answer

HIPAA

Answer

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) sets the IG and privacy standards for protected health information in US healthcare.

Question 4

A data classification scheme that uses labels such as 'Public,' 'Internal,' 'Confidential,' and 'Restricted' supports IG by:

Accepted Answer

Enabling consistent, risk-appropriate handling policies for each category

Answer

Classification labels allow organizations to apply differentiated security, access, and handling rules proportional to information sensitivity.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of an Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM)?

Accepted Answer

To illustrate how legal, IT, records, privacy, and business functions share responsibility for information

Answer

The IGRM visually maps how different organizational functions must collaborate to govern information across its life cycle.

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