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What is Online Electronic Fax?
Online faxing (also known as internet fax or cloud-based fax) is a hosted service, meaning you don't need to buy and install fax servers or any special software. It uses Internet Protocol (IP) to send and receive faxes online. Instead of installing dedicated machines to send and receive a fax, you can now accomplish that online using a secure portal.
Yes, you can use iPlum to securely send and receive legal documents. You can also use it in public sectors where you need compliance.
Yes, you can have multiple numbers of different types in your iPlum master account. For fax, you will use the iPlum portal exclusively to send and receive documents securely. For calling and texting, you will use the iPlum app.
No, you don't need any special hardware or software to send or receive a fax. iPlum manages it all in the cloud in your secure portal.
iPlum provides both local and toll-free US and Canada numbers for your fax. We provide you access to millions of local and toll-free numbers with virtually the largest inventory of numbers on the internet. iPlum gives you direct access to search for a new toll-free number from the national registry of toll-free numbers without any middleman.
Please follow the steps to add a fax line to an existing iPlum phone number account. Steps
Yes, for any reason, if you decide to port out your number to a different carrier, you can easily do that by following the port-out process in the iPlum portal.
Yes, HIPAA and HITECH security is a process for the healthcare, medical, and therapy industries. iPlum provides HIPAA-compliant secure fax. Regardless of what industry you're in, a HIPAA-compliant fax line with iPlum ensures you and your clients are protected.
Login to the iPlum portal. Click on the fax icon and upload your PDF file to send a fax. Once the fax is delivered, you will get an email alert. Your received fax is stored in a secure online portal. The system will send you an email alert when you receive a fax. You can log in and download your received fax.
- No fax machine - no maintenance, no paper, toner expenditure, possible repairs, etc.
- Online - Both sending and receiving a fax is done using a web interface, allowing you to use the service from any internet-connected device in the world.
- Confidentiality - Your faxes are stored in a secure, password-protected online portal, which may be more private than a fax machine used by several people in the office.
- No installation of software or hardware is required.
- No installation of a physical telephone line.
iPlum continues to provide value-based business fax solutions for our users. Like our calling & texting business products, iPlum allows users to set up fax numbers at the industry's best prices with a simple and secure user interface. Setting up a fax number takes less than 3 minutes using our online portal.
Vanity toll-free fax numbers are when you add your business name or service to the toll-free number, for example, 1-888-GET-HELP. iPlum provides you with the biggest selection of new vanity numbers on the internet since we are directly linked to the national registry to get a toll-free number.
iPlum provides you with complete bidirectional porting. You can easily port a USA, Canada, or Toll-free number to the iPlum fax line. It can be a business or residential line. It can be a physical or virtual number. It can be a fax or non-fax number. iPlum will configure your number as a calling or faxing line based on the plan you select for that number when you port it into iPlum. Check step by step porting process here.
Yes, you can send a fax to international numbers using iPlum.
iPlum provides HIPAA compliant efax with BAA
With iPlum, you can also set up Auto-Attendant with greetings and extensions to create a virtual mobile phone system for your healthcare practice. iPlum provides a wide range of phone tree features with call routing. You can set up your entire team with a virtual mobile phone system that is HIPAA-compliant for calling and secure texting.
iPlum is popular amongst therapists who need a simple and robust HIPAA-compliant texting & phone service for their practice. Practitioners get a dedicated phone number which acts as a separate second line on their existing mobile phone with its distinct visual screen, notification, and ringtone for calling and secure texting with clients. iPlum app provides two types of texting: Normal SMS and Secure Texting. One can do normal SMS for general purposes and secure texting with clients when exchanging healthcare information.
iPlum provides HIPAA compliance with BAA. Please check here for HIPAA pricing details.
Yes, you can get a secure HIPAA-compliant fax line for sending and receiving faxes.
Canada’s PIPEDA stands for the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. PIPEDA is targeted at a wider array of industries, including healthcare. It provides regulations for any business involved in commercial operations and the storage of personal data. PIPEDA is sometimes called the Canadian version of American HIPAA legislationPHIPA, the Personal Health Information Protection Act, is an additional piece of Canadian legislation that provides data privacy laws in the healthcare setting enacted by the province of Ontario.
The latest changes to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 1996 (HIPAA) acknowledge that with rapid changes in technology and the workplace, private health information is more commonly accessed using smartphones, cell phones, tablets, and other mobile handhelds.There is a greater risk of private healthcare information being compromised, with devices being lost or stolen. Additionally, data can be compromised when mobile devices are used at open networks at carrier or Wi-Fi.
iPlum provides secure texting channels for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Doctors can initiate secure text channels with their patients. Patients get a free iPlum app to send a secure text to their doctor.
Yes, iPlum provides a BAA – Business Associate Agreement. To keep the highest level of security, every iPlum number has its own BAA. With an iPlum HIPAA-compliant secure number, BAA covers ePHI information.How to get my BAA after setting up my iPlum subscription?
Yes, with an iPlum business account, you can set up multiple sub-accounts for your associates and give them a second line for their mobile, which is HIPAA compliant, and resolve any privacy issues for the entire team. Your associates will also have HIPAA Compliance, and HIPAA secure messaging, calling, voicemail, and texting on their iPlum line. All with our HIPAA-compliant app.
Yes, after you receive a call on any extension via IVR / Auto-Attendant, you can transfer the call to another iPlum or external number by pressing *7 (star 7) and entering the 10-digit phone number followed by #.
Yes, you can make your existing landline or mobile number HIPAA compliant by porting into iPlum. Check the step-by-step process here.
HIPAA and HITECH security regulations apply to all healthcare professionals, insurance companies professionals who provide health insurance, and any third-party service providers who have access to private health information.
Such organizations must ensure that their employees, contractors, sub-contractors, and brokers conform to HIPAA regulations. Organizations need to train all members on the procedures they should use when communicating sensitive patient data to prevent data breaches and HIPAA violations.
Healthcare business organizations can use secure mobile applications like iPlum for HIPAA compliance. These apps have an encryption policy that keeps the data secure in them. The account can be easily locked by an administration so that the information can’t be accessed in case of a lost or stolen device.
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With iPlum, you can also set up Auto-Attendant with greetings and extensions to create a virtual mobile phone system for your healthcare practice. iPlum provides a wide range of phone tree features with call routing. You can set up your entire team with a virtual mobile phone system that is HIPAA-compliant for calling and secure texting.
iPlum is popular amongst therapists who need a simple and robust HIPAA-compliant texting & phone service for their practice. Practitioners get a dedicated phone number which acts as a separate second line on their existing mobile phone with its distinct visual screen, notification, and ringtone for calling and secure texting with clients. iPlum app provides two types of texting: Normal SMS and Secure Texting. One can do normal SMS for general purposes and secure texting with clients when exchanging healthcare information.
iPlum provides HIPAA compliance with BAA. Please check here for HIPAA pricing details.
Yes, you can get a secure HIPAA-compliant fax line for sending and receiving faxes.
Canada’s PIPEDA stands for the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. PIPEDA is targeted at a wider array of industries, including healthcare. It provides regulations for any business involved in commercial operations and the storage of personal data. PIPEDA is sometimes called the Canadian version of American HIPAA legislationPHIPA, the Personal Health Information Protection Act, is an additional piece of Canadian legislation that provides data privacy laws in the healthcare setting enacted by the province of Ontario.
The latest changes to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 1996 (HIPAA) acknowledge that with rapid changes in technology and the workplace, private health information is more commonly accessed using smartphones, cell phones, tablets, and other mobile handhelds.There is a greater risk of private healthcare information being compromised, with devices being lost or stolen. Additionally, data can be compromised when mobile devices are used at open networks at carrier or Wi-Fi.
iPlum provides secure texting channels for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Doctors can initiate secure text channels with their patients. Patients get a free iPlum app to send a secure text to their doctor.
Yes, iPlum provides a BAA – Business Associate Agreement. To keep the highest level of security, every iPlum number has its own BAA. With an iPlum HIPAA-compliant secure number, BAA covers ePHI information.How to get my BAA after setting up my iPlum subscription?
Yes, with an iPlum business account, you can set up multiple sub-accounts for your associates and give them a second line for their mobile, which is HIPAA compliant, and resolve any privacy issues for the entire team. Your associates will also have HIPAA Compliance, and HIPAA secure messaging, calling, voicemail, and texting on their iPlum line. All with our HIPAA-compliant app.
Yes, after you receive a call on any extension via IVR / Auto-Attendant, you can transfer the call to another iPlum or external number by pressing *7 (star 7) and entering the 10-digit phone number followed by #.
Yes, you can make your existing landline or mobile number HIPAA compliant by porting into iPlum. Check the step-by-step process here.
HIPAA and HITECH security regulations apply to all healthcare professionals, insurance companies professionals who provide health insurance, and any third-party service providers who have access to private health information.
Such organizations must ensure that their employees, contractors, sub-contractors, and brokers conform to HIPAA regulations. Organizations need to train all members on the procedures they should use when communicating sensitive patient data to prevent data breaches and HIPAA violations.
Healthcare business organizations can use secure mobile applications like iPlum for HIPAA compliance. These apps have an encryption policy that keeps the data secure in them. The account can be easily locked by an administration so that the information can’t be accessed in case of a lost or stolen device.
Online faxing is better than email because the documents don’t stay in inboxes. Emails can be hacked or accessed by multiple users. Sending documents via email has the advantage of simplicity, but it also means the data can be replicated easily in multiple places. It is harder to control security when documents are exchanged via email.
There are no extra charges for selecting your vanity number. You can choose a wild card toll-free number with a prefix like 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, or 833. iPlum allows you to select your toll-free fax number based on your brand.
iPlum is a business-class service with 100% data protection. Unlike other services, we respect your privacy and fully protect your information. It is never shared with any third party. You get complete peace of mind.
When your business has an iPlum fax number, your clients can securely send documents. It gives a positive look for your business that you accept all modes of communication. It gives an edge to you over the competition in terms of support and professionalism.
Yes, you can get an iPlum low-cost business fax number even if you are located elsewhere in the world. iPlum makes that possible with our advanced communications platform.
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