Two things are true about fax and HIPAA, and they point in different directions. Almost no fax incident starts with someone intercepting a transmission. It starts with a wrong number. And almost no enforcement action turns on the wrong number itself. It turns on the...
Drug prior authorization is the next exchange with a proposed electronic destination. CMS-0062 would put it on FHIR APIs for medical benefit drugs and NCPDP standards for pharmacy benefit drugs, with a proposed compliance date of 1 October 2027. It is still a...
AT&T started permanently decommissioning copper in roughly 500 wire centers in June 2026. Business lines get a minimum of 180 days of notice, and then the dial tone stops for good. If a fax machine still sits on one of those lines, fax server software is the part...
The proposed overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule would delete the word “addressable” from the regulation. Every safeguard becomes required, including encryption of electronic protected health information in transit and at rest. It is a proposal, not law,...
The waiting is over. CMS published the final HIPAA claims attachment rule in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026, it took effect on May 26, and every covered entity now has until May 26, 2028 to comply. The rule sets national standards for electronic claims...
The federal government has pushed the finish line again. According to Reginfo.gov, the final version of the updated HIPAA Security Rule is now projected for July 2027, a year later than many compliance teams expected. The proposed requirements have not changed, so...
