CMS Rule Phases Out Fax Machines, Snail Mail to Save Taxpayers $781.98 Million a Year

“The 1980s Called, and They Want Their Fax Machines Back”

That’s how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz announced the publication of the CMS Final Rule on the Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments and Electronic Signatures. A CMS fact sheet called the rule “groundbreaking.” The new guidance will likely not make many headlines, being narrow in its scope, but you have to give credit to CMS for making a rather wonky rule sound exciting. The rule is me…

CMS Rule Phases Out Fax Machines, Snail Mail to Save Taxpayers $781.98 Million a Year

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is slashing wasteful spending and antiquated paperwork by swapping out faxing and mailing for streamlined electronic transactions. This action lets providers spend less time on administrative hassle and more time caring for patients. The Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures Final Rule is projected to save t…