Which statement about ePCR privacy is true?

• A. ePCR should never contain patient information.
• B. ePCR may be transmitted to receiving hospital's computers.
• C. ePCR cannot be transmitted.
• D. ePCR replaces the need for handoff.

Answer: (B)

Sharing electronic Patient Care Reports with the receiving facility is a normal and necessary part of EMS care. The main idea is that PHI can be transmitted to the hospital’s systems so clinicians there have the information they need to continue treatment without starting from scratch. When done correctly, this transmission is secure and restricted to those who need the data, following privacy rules and minimum-necessary principles. That’s why the true statement is that the ePCR may be transmitted to the receiving hospital’s computers.

The other ideas don’t fit with standard practice: ePCRs should include essential patient information to support care, they are not restricted to nontransmittable data, and while ePCRs are valuable, they do not replace the verbal or in-person handoff between EMS and hospital staff.