Alicia Kelley

HIPAA Compliant Fax: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know in 2026

Faxing can be HIPAA compliant — but only when done through a secure cloud fax service that signs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and encrypts transmissions. Traditional analog fax machines, consumer internet fax services, and free online fax tools are not HIPAA compliant. Using a non-compliant fax method to transmit protected health information (PHI) is