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Z3 — Healthcare / HealthTech Reference Platform

Asset: Z3  |  Workstream: [GTM][A]  |  Ownership: [SO→CO]  |  Owner: Sagar Status: drafted (sales-doc form valid now; full deploy tracks M4)  |  = Z1 + delta

HIPAA-aligned PHI posture for HealthTech. Z1 + delta per Z0. Covers the HIPAA Security Rule Technical Safeguards; Administrative + Physical safeguards are process/physical and out of SnowOps's technical scope (Y7 §6).


1. BOM — Z1 base + Healthcare delta

Base: the full Z1 BOM (all 🟦 today).

Delta (the PHI / HIPAA additions):

Layer Added asset(s) HIPAA tie Status
Encryption everywhere M1 (deny unencrypted), M2 (CMK), M3 (TLS floor) §164.312(a)(2)(iv), (e)(1) roadmap (M2a/M4)
PHI classification M4 (Purview), M5 (DLP) data inventory, leak prevention roadmap (M4)
Immutable audit logs J6 (WORM forwarding), J1 (LAW) §164.312(b) audit controls roadmap (M2a)
Integrity D4 (signed images — base), J6 (WORM) §164.312(c)(1) 🟦 / roadmap
Access controls H1–H3 (base), H6 (access reviews) §164.312(a)(1), (d) 🟦 / roadmap (M4)
Data residency M6 (allowed regions) data locality roadmap (M2a)
Network privacy N5 (private-endpoint enforce), N7 (zero-trust) transmission security roadmap (M2a/M4)
DSAR / privacy M7 (GDPR/CCPA evidence + DSAR template) data-subject rights roadmap (M4)

Honesty: Z1 base ships today; the PHI delta is largely roadmap (M4). Sales-doc form valid now; scope engagements to the shipped floor + explicit delta roadmap. PHI-handling assumptions documented (§3).

2. Diagram (delta vs Z1)

Z1 topology, plus: all data stores CMK-encrypted; Purview cataloging PHI; DLP at egress; every audit log forwarded WORM-immutable; zero-trust private path end-to-end (no public route to the data plane). (d2 with V2.)

3. PHI-handling assumptions (documented — the Z3 DoD)

  • PHI never transits SnowOps systems. SnowOps engineers the platform + reads posture metadata (read-only audit, G0) — not PHI. The DPA (Y12) states this; SnowOps is a limited processor at most.
  • PHI stays in the client tenant + chosen region (M6 enforces residency).
  • Encryption-everywhere + immutable logging are the technical floor; the client's BAA with its customers references these controls.
  • Administrative (§164.308) + Physical (§164.310) safeguards are the client's program (+ a vCISO) — SnowOps provides templates (V1 policy library) but does not "cover" them as platform controls.

4. Compliance mapping (HIPAA Security Rule technical + SOC 2)

See Y7 §4. The Z3 delta covers §164.312(a)–(e) technical safeguards; §164.308/§164.310 are out of technical scope (§3).

5. Cost estimate (delta vs Z1)

Z1 base + PHI additions: | Addition | Illustrative $/mo ⚠️ | |---|---| | CMK / Managed HSM | $[~1,000+] | | Purview | $[200–800] | | Immutable log storage + extended retention | $[100–500] | | Zero-trust network (extra PE/private DNS) | $[50–200] |


DoD (Z3)

  • BOM validates against §4. (Met — delta lines resolve; status flagged.)
  • HIPAA Security Rule mapping (Y7) attached. (Met — §4.)
  • PHI-handling assumptions documented. (Met — §3.)
  • Unshipped assets flagged with milestone. (Met — §1.)