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Seven years ago, my suit pockets overflowed with phones. I had a mobile for work and a mobile for home, plus chargers for both. A ringing mobile device often solicited multiple pats until I located the right culprit. Now, I carry only one phone that does double duty for work and personal communications.

HIMSS 2013 was an excellent opportunity to meet with Biscom customers and connect with new prospects. The event included 2.5 days of exhibits, with all the leading suppliers of Health IT products in the industry who market to hospitals, health plans, and practices.

I'm happy to announce that we've received our FIPS 140-2 certification! This is an important certification that is required for federal agencies for applications that use encryption to protect sensitive information.

All "Hybrid Fax" systems are not created equal. There are really significant differences between vendor approaches and what they call "Hybrid" that any potential buyer needs to be aware of. The following questions should help to flush out the real differences:

 Healthcare institutions involved in medical research, like Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) of Partners Healthcare communicate diverse files inside and outside of their walls-- many files and big ones. DFCI's 100 Mbytes email storage limit quickly clogged up their email servers.

We were so pleased to learn that our founder and chairman, SK Ho was named as one of the 15 Technology Luminary Innovation All-Stars by Mass High Tech.

The article in Health Management Technology discusses today's challenges communicating Protected Health Information (PHI) and how Secure File Transfer (SFT) systems are helping healthcare entities secure PHI, accelerate clinical productivity, and drive end-user adoption.

With robust HIPAA, HITECH, and state governmental regulations, meaningful use financial incentives, and accelerated auditing of Protected Health Information (PHI), it’s always smart to ensure the basics are in place to protect the security of faxes containing PHI. The HIPAA Act also establishes guidelines and regulations for faxing PHI data.