HIPAA-Compliant Fax for Delaware Healthcare Providers
Delaware practices and hospitals send a steady stream of referrals, lab orders, and prescription authorizations between providers, pharmacies, and payers, and most of it still goes by fax. The Delaware Department of Health and federal HIPAA both require protected health information to move over secure channels, not a shared machine in a back office.
Regulations & Compliance
Healthcare providers in Delaware must meet federal HIPAA along with the state health information privacy laws the Delaware Department of Health enforces, and the DE Board of Medical Examiners sets the clinical recordkeeping standards that govern how patient information is documented and shared. Faxing satisfies those rules as long as the transmission is encrypted and a delivery record is retained.
Key Institutions
- • Delaware Department of Health
- • Delaware Medical Association
- • Delaware Hospital Association
- • DE Board of Medical Examiners