List four ways to meet legal and confidentiality requirements while transmitting information on a facsimile machine


(Any 4 of the following)
obtain written authorization from patient, never fax financial information, fax only to machines in secure locations, use a cover sheet that contains a confidentiality statement, use a patient reference number instead of the patient's name when a document is sent, contact the receiver before faxing the material, check with the receiver after the information has been faxed, mail the records or send them by messenger if there is any doubt

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