Health IT Security October 22, 2019
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Traditional faxing introduces far too many risks to remain a staple of healthcare communications. But that doesn’t spell the end for the fax as cloud faxing proves perfectly capable of addressing several inefficiencies in information sharing.

Faxing is entrenched in healthcare as a result of its ease of use and end-user familiarity with the technology. According to estimates, 75 percent of all medical communication occurred via the fax as of 2018. And findings from a recent American Medical Association survey indicated that a majority of physicians use the phone and fax as the primary method for completing prior authorizations.

And while federal officials continue to call for the end of faxing in healthcare, paper still provides a means to reduce...

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