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HIPAA Data Flow Tracing Diagram

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Specification

The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 11: Compliance Risk And Security.

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Type: diagram

    Purpose: Illustrate how graph traversal identifies all systems processing ePHI in a healthcare organization

    Components to show:
    - Central database node (cylinder shape, blue): "Patient Records DB" with label "Contains ePHI"
    - API layer node (rectangle, light blue): "FHIR API Gateway"
    - Application nodes (rectangles, green): "Patient Portal", "Clinical Dashboard", "Billing System"
    - Infrastructure nodes (diamonds, gray): "VM-Host-01", "VM-Host-02", "Storage Array"
    - Network nodes (hexagons, purple): "Load Balancer", "Firewall"
    - External system node (dashed rectangle, orange): "Insurance Claims Processor"

    Connections:
    - "CONNECTS_TO" arrows from API Gateway to Patient Records DB
    - "DEPENDS_ON" arrows from each application to API Gateway
    - "HOSTS" arrows from VM hosts to applications
    - "CONNECTS_TO" arrows from applications to load balancer
    - "ROUTES_THROUGH" arrows showing network path through firewall
    - "SHARES_TO" arrow to external claims processor

    Highlighting:
    - All nodes and edges highlighted in yellow to show "ePHI compliance scope"
    - Starting node (Patient Records DB) highlighted in bright blue
    - Arrows showing traversal direction with animated flow

    Style: Network diagram with hierarchical layout (data at bottom, infrastructure in middle, applications at top)

    Labels:
    - Each node labeled with name and type
    - Each edge labeled with relationship type
    - Annotation: "Graph traversal identifies all systems in 15ms"
    - Annotation: "Traditional SQL query: 3.4 seconds with 6-way JOIN"

    Color scheme: Blue for data layer, gray for infrastructure, green for applications, purple for networking

    Implementation: SVG diagram with clear hierarchy and relationship labels, could be generated from vis-network library