Which practices ensure data security during transmission in EpicCare Everywhere?

• A. Encryption in transit (TLS), secure authentication, and encrypted transport channels between endpoints.
• B. Encryption in transit only.
• C. Only secure authentication.
• D. No encryption.

Answer: (A)

Protecting data as it travels between EpicCare Everywhere endpoints requires more than one protective mechanism. Encryption in transit, typically implemented with TLS, makes the data unreadable if it’s intercepted, so anyone listening in cannot read PHI or other sensitive information. Secure authentication ensures that each endpoint really is who it claims to be, preventing unauthorized devices or users from joining the transmission and avoiding impersonation or man‑in‑the‑middle attacks. Encrypted transport channels guarantee that the communication path itself remains protected, so the data cannot be tampered with or exposed as it moves between systems.

Using all three together provides the necessary safeguards for data in transit: confidentiality from encryption, authenticity from secure authentication, and integrity from the encrypted channel. If you rely on encryption alone, you risk connecting to an impostor endpoint; if you rely on authentication alone, the data could still be exposed if the transport isn’t encrypted; and obviously, no encryption leaves the data vulnerable.