tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post5103904583226407034..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-29666829066382435592013-09-29T07:29:32.043-04:002013-09-29T07:29:32.043-04:00At one of the best hospitals in the Midwest, the n...At one of the best hospitals in the Midwest, the nurse for a specialist I had to see had to have my medication list faxed from the clinic where my doctor has his office. Not weird, maybe, except they're in the same building and share the same hospital computer system.<br /><br />I don't think it's so much being behind the times as compartmentalization, security concerns, and the like.Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-22385519065096182132013-09-27T19:42:58.504-04:002013-09-27T19:42:58.504-04:00If my memory serves me correctly. both faxes and p...If my memory serves me correctly. both faxes and photo copies are deliberately slightly altered to prevent forgeries .<br />each subsequent copy contains that alteration. Copies of copies increase the change. Examinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-5897986562136617892013-09-27T16:42:10.443-04:002013-09-27T16:42:10.443-04:00Also, too? Did Drudge miss the part of the sentenc...Also, too? Did Drudge miss the part of the sentence that said "or <i>as an email attachment</i>?Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-77980994967322186802013-09-27T11:19:19.281-04:002013-09-27T11:19:19.281-04:00Good point, Ian.Good point, Ian.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-83275008563382867632013-09-27T10:23:36.548-04:002013-09-27T10:23:36.548-04:00of course there is the obvious irony in a website ...of course there is the obvious irony in a website (drudge) that looks like it was formatted in 1999 giving anyone else a hard time for appearing out of touchIanEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003927151066624823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-14250160311823329392013-09-27T09:45:47.964-04:002013-09-27T09:45:47.964-04:00Downloadable copies with signatures as e-mail atta...Downloadable copies with signatures as e-mail attachments have been acceptable for years, I though.<br /><br />Maybe I'm wrong.<br />Or, I've lived in more technologically advanced states like NY and NC (before NC started its recent move back to the Dark Ages).Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-60246109939060244262013-09-27T09:37:15.453-04:002013-09-27T09:37:15.453-04:00I just e-mailed a signed W-4 to my employer a few ...I just e-mailed a signed W-4 to my employer a few days ago, so even email copies of documents are acceptable by businesses these days.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-4601157304807530732013-09-27T08:57:04.991-04:002013-09-27T08:57:04.991-04:00I think that's changing. I've been asked f...I think that's changing. I've been asked for e-signatures recently in a number of non-medical contexts.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24149499280537961912013-09-27T08:35:13.249-04:002013-09-27T08:35:13.249-04:00Faxed copies of original documents, in particular ...Faxed copies of original documents, in particular with signature, retain the integrity of the original documents, and unlike photos and email acceptable in a court of law.<br /><br />I don't have any faith in modern medicine, but speaking from twenty years of computer support, instruction and engineering I have a high degree of confidence in its practitioners technical skills. <br /><br />They're not lawyers, or politicians.<br /><br />No fear.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-9814015630044846842013-09-27T07:59:39.054-04:002013-09-27T07:59:39.054-04:00Doctors use fax a lot because it is not easily for...Doctors use fax a lot because it is not easily forwarded - which adds a lot of security. Ed Crottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923868669472908noreply@blogger.com