After a remarkable 100-year run, the FCC is officially closing the door on traditional analog copper POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service), the standard telephone infrastructure we’ve all used forever.
For businesses in virtually every industry, the old-fashioned copper wires have been the default communication protocol not only for phone usage but for other services such as analog fax lines and—for healthcare providers and payers, on-premise paper fax machines.
But holding on to the traditional copper wires that make up the foundation of this aging infrastructure could cause major disruptions to your healthcare organization’s workflows in the ever-evolving health IT landscape, and now is the time to act. more here