MedCity News August 13, 2024
The disdain for fax in all its forms isn’t new. But at a time when small healthcare organizations struggle to afford an EHR, the question remains: Who are the digital haves to judge the digital have-nots?
In the push to accelerate data interoperability, “ax the fax” is a common battle cry. Many healthcare stakeholders view fax — or the healthcare industry’s overreliance on it — as an obstacle to seamless information exchange.
What leaders in this space sometimes forget is that there are many healthcare players that don’t have a choice but to use fax. These include healthcare’s “digital have-nots,” organizations like post-acute care facilities, substance use disorder clinics and birthing centers that weren’t eligible for EHR implementation...
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