I suppose I can see the privacy point of it, but only if the machine is locked in its own room. If you have a fax machine transmitting HIPAA restricted information in a common area of a health facility anyone in the office can view that information, even if it isn't needed for them to function in their job duties [thus violating HIPPA].
I suppose I can see the privacy point of it, but only if the machine is locked in its own room. If you have a fax machine transmitting HIPAA restricted information in a common area of a health facility anyone in the office can view that information, even if it isn't needed for them to function in their job duties [thus violating HIPPA].
I had this thought about faxes and why they’re still around. Here’s what I found:
courts routinely uphold fax signatures, treating them with the same weight as other legal autographs.
many doctors and the hospitals they work for still consider fax machines more secure than email for transmitting information protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly called HIPAA.
In the aftermath of the Sony hack, where Hollywood elite’s emails were stolen and published online, many people reportedly started using their crusty old fax machines out of fear. Fax, Coopersmith warns, can be hacked like any other technology, but it’s still hard to imagine someone wielding a fax interceptor in 2018.
In Japan, where it seems the majority of people still rely on faxing for all manner of communication, it’s very valuable
Source: Why do we still have fax machines? - Popular Science