On Apr 5, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > > It appears that for "one off" legal transactions, using a FAX machine is > easier than getting a valid signed written agreement prior to the electronic > transaction.
Precisely. Also, (and hopefully) one of the outcomes of the current mortgage records morass will come more stringent record-keeping which may revive the fax. > > Since Bruce is involved with pharmacy business, I assume he knows something > about this subject related to signatures required on prescriptions, but I > would certainly think that having a prior written agreement between a > pharmacy and a doctor would preclude the need for a FAX in preference to any > other electronically generated document that has legal "linkage" between the > electronic signature and the sending & receiving parties. In pharmacy, there's a bunch of different rules in place depending on the drug (some drug prescriptions cannot even be faxed, but the patient must show up with an original signed one), and it's complicated that pharmacies (particularly large chains) and insurance companies often have their own rules and/or systems. At issue in many of these cases is an assured chain of physical handling: something sent via email can be intercepted and changed in transmission; a fax cannot. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
