| Many doctors' offices struggle when it comes to | | | | care of patients. With Internet fax, all faxes can |
| integrating the newest technologies. They want to | | | | be sent and received from their desktop |
| take advantage of all that they have to offer, but | | | | computer. |
| are also dealing with a number of issues that are | | | | Many doctor's offices also have a shared line for |
| specific to their field. The need for easy | | | | their phone, fax, and not uncommonly their credit |
| integration, patient confidentiality, HIPAA | | | | card processing terminal. This causes delays in |
| compliance, increased efficiency, and cost are all | | | | vital communication, patient care, and payment |
| things that need to be looked at when a doctor is | | | | processing. |
| considering an upgrade in their technology. Of the | | | | Another feature of Internet fax that adds to the |
| many technologies available now, Internet fax is | | | | efficiency of your office is the ability to archive |
| one that can easily be integrated into a doctor's | | | | and store frequently used fax documents such as |
| office with immediate benefits that ultimately lead | | | | new patient paperwork and authorizations to |
| to better patient care. | | | | release medical records. Once stored, commonly |
| Easy Integration | | | | used documents can be faxed out with just a |
| Integrating Internet fax into your office is | | | | few clicks of a mouse. As for received faxes, |
| extremely easy. In a matter of minutes you can | | | | only printing those that need to be printed and |
| have an Internet fax number and start sending | | | | storing the others electronically will greatly reduce |
| and receiving your important and confidential fax | | | | paper clutter. |
| documents. There is no software or hardware | | | | Cost |
| required. This means there is no down time or | | | | Of all the technologies out there that doctor's |
| delays while switching from your current standard | | | | may consider for their offices, Internet fax is |
| fax machine to an Internet fax solution. | | | | going to be by far the best value for the money. |
| HIPAA Compliance | | | | Internet fax services can be found for about |
| Especially important to doctor's offices looking into | | | | $10.00 a month. Some providers charge by page |
| a new technology is maintaining patient | | | | while others charge by the minute and most will |
| confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. Unlike | | | | include some usage with your monthly rental. |
| standard faxes that come into a fax machine | | | | When doing research for an Internet fax provider, |
| accessible by any number of people cruising | | | | doctors should examine the pricing to make sure |
| around in the office, Internet fax documents | | | | they are getting the best deal. Most times the |
| come into either a pin code protected online | | | | price per minute pricing model is more cost |
| interface or an email address. If users choose to | | | | efficient. More fax pages can usually be sent and |
| have the faxes come to email, they can be | | | | received per minute at a smaller cost than paying |
| encrypted into a password protected ZIP | | | | for each individual page. With an Internet fax |
| formatted file for an extra level of security. | | | | solution doctors will also be rid of the costs |
| Increased Efficiency | | | | involved with a standard fax machine such as fax |
| One of the biggest benefits to a doctor's office | | | | paper, toner, and maintenance. |
| integrating Internet fax technology will be the | | | | When doctors look to integrate the latest |
| increased efficiency. Between lab reports, | | | | technology into their offices there needs to be |
| procedure authorizations, communications | | | | special consideration for ease of integration, |
| between patients, other doctors, and insurance | | | | patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, |
| companies there are a lot of faxes going back | | | | whether the new technology will increase |
| and forth in a doctor's office. And each time a | | | | efficiency and cost. Internet fax is one technology |
| fax is expected or needs to be sent, staff is | | | | that passes on all counts. All the benefits that a |
| required to walk back and forth to the fax | | | | doctor's office will experience with Internet fax |
| machine. These frequent trips back and forth, | | | | integration equate to one thing: better patient |
| especially when the fax they are waiting for is | | | | care. |
| delayed, waste precious time needed to take | | | | |