We held a wake for the fax machine at the inaugural Paubox SECURE Conference.
At the conclusion of yesterday's inaugural Paubox SECURE conference, we held a wake for the fax machine. A wake is a celebration of life- it's a time to recollect fond memories of a departed one. Here at Paubox, we believe the fax machine has seen its day in healthcare. The time has come to stop using such archaic tools in healthcare. The time has come to welcome the 21st century with open arms. I got things started by giving a thoughtful eulogy for our dearly departed fax machine. After sharing a fax story close to my heart, I opened things up to the crowd.
Rick Kuwahara shared his painful memories around working well after midnight, just because he had to make sure faxes went through successfully.
Tushar Dubey shared his story of facsimile failure when he mistakenly faxed Senior Ditch Day details to his high school's admin office.
Nick John of Redox nearly shed a tear recollecting how tragic his last fax encounter was.
Bluegrass Biggs of BiggsB shared stories of tragedy about his clients sending reams of protected health information to the wrong fax number. Over and over again.
A Remembrance Board was available where the bereaved could leave farewell notes. Blank fax cover letters were used, of course.
I shared a heartfelt story around having every Paubox employee send a fax as part of our mission to "feel our customers' pain." We also verified it's not possible to send a fax in under two minutes.