2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update

Re:2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update by marsbars241 on Monday May 25, 2026 @11:07AM (#48267766)

Wait a second. If encryption is required for all ephi, that means faxes will finally die, right? Right??? Please!

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Re:2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update by theptip on Monday May 25, 2026 @12:21PM (#48268629)

My thought too. This would be huge if true.

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Re:2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update by saltcured on Monday May 25, 2026 @01:03PM (#48269074)

Nah, in legal compliance minds, faxes are magical, remote, wet ink.

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Re:2026 HIPAA Security Rule Update by supermdguy on Monday May 25, 2026 @02:23PM (#48269994)

I think the conduit exception still applies for analog faxes. Which makes no sense, since tapping a fax line is probably way easier than compromising a data center.

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