Which factor is part of a privacy-conscious Care Everywhere implementation?

• A. Consent-based sharing.
• B. Public access to all records.
• C. Disabling encryption.
• D. Ignoring audit logs.

Answer: (A)

Privacy-conscious Care Everywhere centers on giving patients control over who can see their information and under what circumstances. This means sharing data occurs only with explicit patient consent, often supporting granular choices about which parts of the record can be accessed and by whom, with the ability to revoke access. This approach helps comply with privacy rules while still enabling care across providers. In a well-implemented system, data is protected by encryption and access is tracked through audit logs, ensuring confidentiality and accountability. Disabling encryption or ignoring audit logs would weaken security and traceability, and making records publicly accessible would violate patient privacy and consent.