Category: Data & Technology

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Updated on: August 19, 2026

How Legacy Fax Workflows Slow Down Mission Delivery and How to Fix It

Federal agencies are being evaluated not just on what they deliver, but how efficiently they deliver it. The GAO’s 2025 High-Risk Series emphasizes that agencies are now being measured specifically on how technology supports mission-essential functions. Modernization is not about adding new technology, but improving service delivery.Fax remains embedded in many of these workflows. But the...
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Updated on: August 19, 2026

Rural America’s Healthcare Crisis: The Top 10 Most Vulnerable States

In Texas, fifty rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That is more than any other state in the country. Behind Texas, in descending order: Kansas (44), Tennessee (27), Georgia (25), and Mississippi (24).Behind those numbers is a typical Friday afternoon at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) that takes patients from those vulnerable hospitals. The...
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Updated on: August 18, 2026

How Healthcare AI and NLP are Eliminating Administrative Burdens for Health Systems

Artificial intelligence (AI) has officially evolved from being a trendy topic to a useful tool. In fact, 50% of healthcare leaders in the Q4 2025 McKinsey US Gen AI Healthcare Survey reported they’ve already adopted AI. As margins continue to decline in 2026 for hospitals and healthcare systems, efficiency is crucial to staying ahead. Artificial intelligence...
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Updated on: August 6, 2026

Migrating to the Cloud: Closing the Hidden PHI Security Gaps in Outdated Federal Fax Workflows

Federal agencies continue to rely on fax as a trusted method for transmitting sensitive information, especially protected health information (PHI). In federal health agencies and programs, fax remains deeply embedded in workflows, and the assumption has long been that fax is inherently secure. However, that assumption doesn’t reflect how fax is used today. Transmissions may be...
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Updated on: July 29, 2026

The IaaS Gap: Why Federal Agencies Are Betting Big on SaaS Solutions

Federal agencies have moved aggressively toward the cloud, but not all cloud models deliver the same outcomes. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) has solved many legacy infrastructure challenges, but it can also produce critical gaps in security, compliance, and operations.Agencies have realized that migrating to the cloud is only part of the solution. It’s how that cloud is...
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Updated on: July 28, 2026

From Legacy to Cloud: Modernizing Federal Communication Systems with ECFax®

Each year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion on IT, and the GAO reports that about 80% of that budget goes toward just supporting and maintaining legacy systems, many of which no longer meet current operational and cybersecurity standards.The infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with modern practices, and that includes faxes. Fax remains a...
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Updated on: August 25, 2026

The MEDITECH Advantage: Why EHR Integration Experience Matters

EHR integration decisions are rarely limited to the EHR itself. For healthcare leaders, they also determine how well the organization will manage interfaces, preserve operational continuity, and support future interoperability. In MEDITECH environments, those decisions carry even more weight because interface complexity tends to expand during upgrades, consolidations, and broader digital transformation efforts.This is where...
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Updated on: June 16, 2026

From Paper to Progress: Faxing to the Future

Legacy communication methods present a significant roadblock for healthcare organizations striving to modernize their technology infrastructure. While electronic health records have digitized patient data, the reliance on traditional paper fax machines continues to burden IT budgets, compromise data security, and stall operational efficiency.Recent regulatory changes, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pushing...
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Updated on: July 6, 2026

Modernization Without the Migraine: The Bridge Your Agency Actually Needs

Government IT strategy is at a crucial juncture. Mandates like Executive Order 14058 on customer experience and OMB M-22-09 on Zero Trust demand a swift transition to secure, digital-first services. Yet, a significant gap persists between these modernization goals and the paper-based reality inside many program offices.This reliance on antiquated paper fax workflows creates a...
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Updated on: June 2, 2026

Eliminating Communication Breakdowns in Post-Acute Care with NLP AI Technologies

A patient with metastatic cancer arrived at a skilled nursing facility, where she, unfortunately, was supposed to be admitted into hospice care. However, the paper-based packet of discharge orders that accompanied her transfer didn’t contain the instructions for hospice care or pain relief. And because this breakdown in information transfer occurred on a Friday afternoon,...