An overlay occurs when one individual is assigned in the master patient index to another individual's health record. A health care facility has discovered that an overlay has occurred resulting in invalid data being stored in key identifying fields. Which of the following information security areas does this breach affect?
A)Survivability
B)Integrity
C)Availability
D)Inadvertent disclosure

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The breach affects the integrity of the data, as the key identifying fields contain invalid data due to the overlay. Survivability, availability, and inadvertent disclosure are not directly affected by this breach.

An Overlay Occurs When One Individual Is Assigned in the Master