Fax Technology Necessary For Healthcare Industry
Creators: name: Gmail Fox Pro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Gmail Fox Pro,

description: Fax Technology Necessary for Healthcare Industry

Despite the strides we have made in technology with electronic mail and other web capabilities, faxing is very much still a necessity for today’s healthcare industry.

 

<em>Kissimmee, FL, Friday, June 9, 2017</em>—Unlike what many of us thought when technology started dominating our lives, the need for the use of paper hasn’t changed that much at all. In fact, it almost seems as though there is more paper stacking up in our lives and in offices than before. Sure, paperless options are readily available for many services but there are still quite a few companies and sectors, both public and private, that have not been able to find a way to operate on a paperless system.

 

Since fax and paper has always dominated the exchange of patient information, running on a paperless type system is especially difficult in the healthcare field. Surprising to many, paper and faxing actually accounts for about 90% of all patient information exchanges in the healthcare world. With that in mind, it is definitely safe to assume that healthcare facilities go through countless amounts of paper.

 

Many people believe that faxing actually saves healthcare facilities money and increases efficiency. This could not be further from the truth as paper is most likely a very high expense considering the amount of paper they use. Also, it actually takes a lot more time to send and receive faxes using outdated equipment compared to using other methods of exchanging patient information.

 

Since faxing is considered to be much more secure for the exchange of information, the use of a fax system is still an important part of how healthcare facilities exchange sensitive patient details and information. Thanks to cloud technology there are some solutions available for sending virtual faxes without the use of a manual fax machine. However, hospitals and other similar facilities require more security than the cloud typically offers.

 

Some facilities have deployed the use of an on-premises fax server that operates using a cloud-based transmission. This is becoming a more popular way to send and receive faxes while keeping sensitive and private details safe, but many clinics and hospitals are still using their old fax machines and are still manually handling their transmission of information.

 

While it may take some time to integrate, cloud-based faxing is definitely the way to go if a clinic is considering cutting down on costs, both in paper and in manpower. Really, what cloud technology does is it allows us to focus our efforts on the really important aspects of running a business or facility and helps us better manage and maintain administration.

 

Perhaps many organizations are not totally aware that faxes can be transmitted using the cloud. Cloud technology has advanced so much that we can now send a fax using Google in a matter of seconds without the need for paper or having to worry about maintaining old-school fax equipment. Now, we can literally just click and send in minutes and possibly even seconds. Hopefully all healthcare industries will transition to cloud-based faxing capabilities as the health industry continues to grow.