{"id":1351,"date":"2017-06-08T15:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efaxstg.wpengine.com\/uk\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:06:22","slug":"paperless-faxing-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/blog\/paperless-faxing-nhs","title":{"rendered":"Paperless Faxing for Healthcare and NHS\u00a0| eFax Corporate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1351\" class=\"elementor elementor-1351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9324695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9324695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb7a47\" data-id=\"1bb7a47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70838df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70838df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Healthcare professionals will be all too familiar with the data security procedures involved in patient confidentiality, but your office\u2019s technical equipment may unintentionally putting your\u00a0organisation\u00a0at risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fede452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fede452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are You Meeting NHS Fax Policy and Healthcare Regulations?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051e9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"051e9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article overview:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87dc107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87dc107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Risks of Physical Fax Machines for the NHS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ace87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2ace87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Physical fax machines provide a backbone for NHS communication and document transmission. However, they also have a number of associated risk factors that present problems for patient data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4e392\" data-id=\"da4e392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9c7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2a9c7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=DCQCQp57hcg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc953d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc953d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d2f4a4\" data-id=\"5d2f4a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de91086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de91086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmission of fax documents through physical fax machines creates opportunities for:\n<ul style=\"padding:15px 0 0 0;\">\n \t<li>Unauthorised\u00a0access<\/li>\n \t<li>Theft or loss of sensitive information<\/li>\n \t<li>The potential for transference to unintended parties through misdialing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThese risk factors put you at odds with data protection acts, HIPAA and GDPR. Failure to meet the requirements established by these laws can result in major financial and legal consequences.\n\nIn order to achieve better compliance, a change is required. But what can the NHS do?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a863c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a863c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Online Cloud Faxing Provides a Paperless Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ce270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ce270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>eFax online cloud-faxing solutions remove the need for physical fax machines, thus lowering\u00a0risks\u00a0factors, but still enable the continuation of complete fax transmission functionality.<\/p><p>By upgrading your faxing services to eFax, you will:<\/p><ul style=\"padding: 15px 0 0 0;\"><li>See improvements to document sharing security<\/li><li>Boost your compliance with GDPR, HIPAA and data protection acts<\/li><li>Achieve level 3 NHS Digital compliance for fax transmission.<\/li><\/ul><p>Our solutions have other benefits as well, such as reduced costs of operation and increased productivity.<\/p><p>eFax is simple to integrate into your current IT systems and affordable, too. Prices start at just \u00a311.00 per month.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.efax.com\/uk\/signup\">Join today<\/a>\u00a0and experience unlimited access to all our services free for. Discover how we can transform your fax processing. No contracts; no commitments; cancel anytime!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709fb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"709fb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More! Read the Full Story Below<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708e63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708e63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patient information and confidentiality\u00a0is\u00a0strictly protected under the NHS Act, the Health and Social Care Act, the Data Protection Act\u00a0and\u00a0the Human Rights Act. While once an office stalwart, traditional fax machines in healthcare can leave\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-44682369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highly-confidential patient data at risk of being accessed<\/a>, lost, or stolen by unintended parties.<\/p><p>Because of this, it is important to keep your office\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/corporate\/industry\/healthcare-faxing\">fax infrastructure NHS compliant<\/a>\u00a0and as secure as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d4334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d4334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Problem With Fax Machines in the NHS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc9d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc9d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the main security issues with traditional desktop fax machines is the physical sending and receiving of sensitive paper documents, which are often left sitting on or around community fax machines and can be viewed and accessed openly<\/p><p>These newly-created paper documents could fall into the hands of individuals not\u00a0authorised\u00a0to access them, leading to an easily preventable breach\u00a0in\u00a0privacy. Your\u00a0organisation\u00a0needs to be proactive and shouldn\u2019t wait for a security breach to happen to make the switch to secure online paperless faxing.<\/p><p>Even fax servers present security issues. For example, when an enterprise fax server\u2019s hard drive reaches capacity, standard procedure is for an administrator to \u201cpurge\u201d the contents \u2014 which often means printing out the\u00a0fax\u00a0records for filing. These documents can also be misplaced or seen by\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0personnel.<\/p><p>Another issue is that many\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/blog\/difference-between-tls-ssl-encryption\">fax servers do not encrypt<\/a>\u00a0their hard drive\u2019s data effectively, which creates another security weak point for the company. This can be particularly troublesome if the server is connected to the\u00a0organisation\u2019s\u00a0network and that network is hacked.<\/p><p>Recognising\u00a0the fact that your company\u2019s faxing processes can potentially leave confidential material open to being accessed by unintended personnel is enough to warrant a complete communication overhaul.<\/p><p>Using eFax Corporate, our secure\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/corporate\/internet-faxing\">paperless faxing service<\/a>, all faxes are protected with TLS encryption and are fully compliant with NHS Digital and other industry privacy standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50ab334 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50ab334\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2a1a5\" data-id=\"9f2a1a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df1332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/health-care-doctor-working-with-computer-1-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1366\" alt=\"health-care-doctor-working-with-computer (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/health-care-doctor-working-with-computer-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/health-care-doctor-working-with-computer-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/health-care-doctor-working-with-computer-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/health-care-doctor-working-with-computer-1.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bbb1c\" data-id=\"38bbb1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bd85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64bd85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The HIPAA Compliant Fax Solution for Healthcare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab53d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab53d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dealing with international faxes is an everyday occurrence for many companies, but for members of the NHS who liaise with American hospitals or medical institutions, it is important that they understand and adhere to HIPAA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK500019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act<\/a>).<\/p><p>This act places importance on the protection of sensitive patient information. For this reason, all correspondence between British and American medical\u00a0centres\u00a0must be HIPAA compliant. Failure to meet HIPAA guidelines can result in heavy fines or other penalties.<\/p><p>For companies that work on the periphery of the NHS,\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/corporate\">eFax Corporate<\/a>\u00a0offers an efficient and secure method of communication. For example, a doctor\u2019s office may need to liaise and forward documents to NHS institutions or to pharmacies, whilst also requiring out-of-office access to these faxes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e82aaaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e82aaaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f01e62b\" data-id=\"f01e62b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbeb46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbeb46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Online faxing means that faxes can be access via email at any time from any device so staff members do not need to be at work to receive or send faxes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e686d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e686d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">eFax Corporate and NHS Fax Compliance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47c30f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47c30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.igt.hscic.gov.uk\/resources\/About%20the%20IG%20Toolkit.pdf\">Information Governance Toolkit<\/a>\u00a0is a Department of Health (DH) Policy delivery vehicle that the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is commissioned to develop and maintain. It draws together the legal rules and central guidance set out by DH policy and presents them in a single standard as a set of information governance requirements.<\/p><p>eFax Corporate has completed the IG Toolkit Assessment and achieved Level 3 \u2013 the highest level attainable, meaning our faxing services and our privacy and security policies meet the standards and requirements as outlined by the NHS Digital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af36771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af36771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">eFax Corporate Secure Encryption: Protecting Patient Confidentiality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1b955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e1b955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unparalleled security is one of the main reasons\u00a0<a href=\"\/uk\/corporate\/why-efax-corporate\">why eFax Corporate<\/a>\u00a0has become one of the most trusted brands in\u00a0business\u00a0cloud faxing over the last two decades, especially among healthcare professionals. We know how to migrate your company\u2019s business faxing to a highly secure and compliant cloud fax service and, most importantly, keep you on the right side of NHS Digital and HIPAA regulators.<\/p><p>And in light of the recent Ransomware attacks on the NHS and other medical institutions, it\u2019s never been as important to make sure that your patient data is completely secure.<\/p><p>Besides\u00a0optimised\u00a0security, online faxing offers several other benefits, such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc20853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc20853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e541bd\" data-id=\"4e541bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd9d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd9d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"padding:15px 0 0 0;\">\n \t<li>Lower business faxing costs.<\/li>\n \t<li>Increase staff productivity.<\/li>\n \t<li>Boosted security, in terms of fax transmissions and stored documents.<\/li>\n \t<li>Reduced machine maintenance and improved IT team efficiencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWith the ever-rising threat of cyber-hacking, your organisation can\u2019t afford to leave communication protocols open to threats. 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