The leadership team is analyzing the life cycle of business-continuity planning (BCP). For which reason should this healthcare facility engage in continuity planning?
A) Lost or corrupted data are costly to recreate and threaten the survival of a business or healthcare delivery system in a highly competitive environment.
B) It validates the implementation process.
C) It calculates the cost incurred by vendors.
D) It minimizes the amount of data corrupted after a disaster.
A) Lost or corrupted data are costly to recreate and threaten the survival of a business or healthcare delivery system in a highly competitive environment.
Explanation: A) BCP is the process of ensuring the continuation of critical business services regardless of any event that may occur. It includes IT disaster planning. Continuity planning consists of several steps that are best defined as life-cycle stages.
B) BCP is not done to validate the implementation process.
C) BCP does not calculate the cost incurred by vendors.
D) BCP is not done as a way to minimize the amount of data corrupted after a disaster.
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