Private AI Exposure Review
Discover where sensitive information may be entering AI tools, document the risks, and get a practical plan to bring those workflows under control.
Your employees may already be using ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and other AI tools with organizational information. This review identifies where sensitive information may be entering AI systems, documents the associated risks, and gives your organization a practical plan for bringing those workflows under control.
What’s included
1. AI Use Discovery
We identify how AI is currently being used across the organization, including:
- Public AI chatbots
- Personal versus organization-managed accounts
- AI features embedded in existing software
- AI-assisted documentation and communication
- File and document uploads
- AI-generated summaries and analysis
- Unapproved or informal “shadow AI” workflows
This review covers up to five employees or stakeholders selected by the organization.
2. Sensitive-Data Exposure Review
We examine where employees may be entering or uploading:
- Protected health information
- Personally identifiable information
- Patient correspondence
- Internal policies and procedures
- Financial or billing information
- Employee information
- Proprietary business information
- Credentials, code, or internal technical details
The purpose is to identify exposure paths — not to blame employees for attempting to work more efficiently.
3. AI Data-Flow Map
You receive a visual map showing:
- Where information originates
- Which AI tools receive it
- Whether the tool is internally or externally hosted
- Which third parties may process or store it
- Where organizational control is reduced
- Which workflows require additional investigation
This gives leadership a clear picture of where information goes when AI is used.
4. AI Workflow Risk Register
Each discovered workflow is documented and assigned a practical risk level:
- Lower risk: Suitable for continued use with basic safeguards
- Managed risk: May continue after account, policy, or data-handling changes
- High risk: Sensitive information should not enter the current system
- Unverified: Additional vendor or technical information is required
Each entry includes tool and workflow, information involved, potential exposure, existing safeguards, recommended action, and priority level. This is an operational risk register, not a formal legal determination or HIPAA compliance certification.
5. Approved, Restricted, and Prohibited Use Matrix
You receive a plain-English guide employees can actually follow:
| Classification | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Approved | The workflow may continue under documented conditions |
| Restricted | Requires de-identification, managed accounts, approval, or other safeguards |
| Prohibited | Sensitive information should not be processed through the current tool |
| Under review | Vendor terms, data handling, or technical controls must be verified |
This becomes the foundation for an internal AI acceptable-use policy.
6. Cloud Versus Private AI Recommendations
We identify:
- Workflows that can reasonably remain cloud-based
- Workflows that require stronger vendor or account controls
- Workflows that should use de-identified information
- Workflows that may be appropriate for local or sovereign AI
- Cases where AI should not be used at all
HIPAASafeAI does not recommend private infrastructure where a simpler safeguard adequately addresses the risk.
7. Prioritized 30-Day Action Plan
The final report includes a practical sequence of actions divided into:
- Immediate: Exposure paths to stop or contain now
- Within 7 days: Account, access, policy, and staff changes
- Within 30 days: Vendor reviews, technical controls, and workflow redesign
- Future planning: Private AI opportunities requiring additional evaluation
Every recommendation includes an owner, priority, and expected outcome whenever the necessary information is available.
8. Employee Quick-Reference Guide
You receive a concise, printable guide covering:
- What employees may enter into public AI
- What must never be entered
- When information should be de-identified
- How to recognize sensitive documents
- What to do after an accidental disclosure
- Who should approve a new AI tool
This can be distributed immediately while longer-term controls are being implemented.
9. Leadership Findings Brief
At completion, HIPAASafeAI conducts a 45-minute findings meeting covering:
- The most important exposure paths
- The highest-priority actions
- Quick improvements
- Recommended policy changes
- Potential private AI use cases
- Leadership questions
The organization receives the report and supporting documents after the review.
Final deliverables
The client receives:
- Executive findings summary
- Current AI use inventory
- AI data-flow map
- Workflow risk register
- Approved/restricted/prohibited use matrix
- Cloud-versus-private recommendation matrix
- Prioritized 30-day action plan
- Employee AI safety quick-reference guide
- 45-minute leadership findings meeting
Deliverables are provided electronically in PDF format, with supporting worksheets where appropriate.
The process
Intake
The organization completes a short questionnaire covering current AI tools, known employee use, sensitive-data categories, existing AI policies, relevant vendors and software, and primary concerns.
Discovery meeting
A 60-minute remote meeting is conducted with the primary contact and selected stakeholders.
Staff input
Up to five staff members complete a short questionnaire or participate in brief interviews.
Analysis
HIPAASafeAI maps the identified workflows, classifies exposure risks, and develops practical recommendations.
Delivery
Within five business days of receiving the required information, the organization receives its findings package and leadership briefing.
Client time required
Approximately:
- 30 minutes for intake
- 60 minutes for the discovery meeting
- 10–15 minutes per participating employee
- 45 minutes for the final briefing
What this review is not
The Private AI Exposure Review is not:
- A formal HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
- A HIPAA compliance certification
- Legal advice
- A penetration test
- A vulnerability scan
- Forensic analysis
- Continuous network monitoring
- A complete review of every organizational vendor
- A guarantee that no disclosure or breach has occurred
- Remediation or implementation work
If the review uncovers evidence suggesting an actual breach, legal violation, or active security incident, the client may be advised to contact qualified legal counsel, compliance personnel, or an incident-response provider.
Scope limits
The $1,000 fixed fee covers:
- One legal organization
- One primary location or shared technical environment
- Up to five participating employees
- Up to ten identified AI workflows
- One discovery meeting
- One revision for factual corrections
- One leadership findings meeting
Additional locations, departments, workflows, interviews, or technical environments may require a separate scope.
What we need from the client
The client agrees to:
- Provide accurate information about known AI use
- Designate one primary contact
- Make selected staff available
- Provide relevant policies, screenshots, vendor names, or account details
- Avoid submitting live patient records unless a secure and specifically approved method has been established
- Review draft findings for factual accuracy
Importantly, HIPAASafeAI does not need copies of patient records to perform this review.
Price and payment
Fixed project fee: $1,000
- Payment is due before the review begins.
- Work begins once payment and the completed intake questionnaire are received.
- Recommendations requiring implementation, policy development, hardware, deployment, or ongoing advisory services are quoted separately.
Ready to request your review?
Complete a short intake questionnaire to help HIPAASafeAI understand your organization's current AI use and determine whether the fixed-scope review is a good fit.
Request Your Private AI Exposure ReviewSubmitting the questionnaire does not obligate you to purchase the review. HIPAASafeAI will evaluate the request and contact you regarding fit, availability, and next steps.