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Most Hospitals If you need records transferred from one institution to an out-of-network provider, they usually need the request by fax and the data is sent by
by cameron_b 5y ago
Most Hospitals
If you need records transferred from one institution to an out-of-network provider, they usually need the request by fax and the data is sent by fax.
Varies by institution of course
- dragonwriter 5y ago> If you need records transferred from one institution to an out-of-network provider, they usually need the request by fax and the data is sent by fax. Note that this is a regulatory hack because of the interpretation of HIPAA that fax transmissions are not “electronic media”, and therefore their use between HIPAA covered entities is not covered by the standardized format requirements and special security requirements associated with transactions conducted via electronic media.
- cm2012 5y agoIt's funny because faxes are wildly insecure compared to email. I've seen the same thing at a very "security conscious" organization where email and slack were heavily restricted, so people just texted eachother.
- charlieyu1 5y agoI’ve heard a lot of doctors are still using pagers because mobile phones are banned and considered to intervene with medical equipment
- creatornator 5y agoPhones probably don't interfere with medical equipment--patients use phones all the time with no issues. Not to mention most medical equipment is subject not only to the usual FCC electronics regulations on electromagnetic interference but additional regulations. A quick google search suggests the reason is likely more related to super long battery life, and the un-ignorable nature of the alerts (a text message or call is easy to ignore or fade into the background).