HIPAA-Compliant Fax for Podiatry Practices
Referrals, imaging, DME orders, insurance authorizations — sent securely, logged for audit, covered by a BAA you sign in-app. $25/mo flat.
The fax is not optional. The compliance is not either.
DME and orthotics orders live and die by fax.
A DME order for orthotics or a diabetic shoe goes to a supplier who will not accept it any other way. Imaging requests go to a facility with no interface to your system. Insurance authorizations come back requesting the chart notes that support them.
Podiatry: where the obligation comes from.
Durable medical equipment claims carry documentation requirements that generate paper on nearly every order: the physician order, the supporting chart notes, and — for diabetic footwear — certification from the treating physician. Suppliers and payers request these by fax as a matter of routine.
Most fax providers advertise a low headline price and then gate the Business Associate Agreement behind a more expensive plan. Sign up on the cheap tier, send PHI, and you are out of compliance from the first page. LuzardoFax includes the signed BAA on every paid plan, starting at $25/mo, and never bills you automatically for extra pages.
We publish every provider's real price with a signed BAA, verified against their own legal terms, on our comparison page.
Questions worth asking.
Because the supplier's system and the practice's system rarely connect, and the order has to carry a signature. DME suppliers process orders from thousands of unrelated practices; building an interface with each one is not realistic, so the fax line stays open.
If you transmit protected health information, yes — and that requires a signed Business Associate Agreement with your fax provider. A service that markets itself as "secure" but will not sign a BAA does not make you compliant. Many providers only sign a BAA on their most expensive plan; LuzardoFax includes it on every paid plan at $25/mo.
$25/mo for the Solo plan, including 350 pages, a signed BAA, and a fax number of your choosing. There is no separate HIPAA tier and no automatic overage billing — at 110% of your allowance, sending and receiving pause until you add a page bundle or upgrade, rather than arriving as a surprise invoice. Larger plans: Plus at $45 (800 pages), Team at $75 (1,500), Business at $129 (4,000). By comparison, eFax requires its Business plan at $39.99 for a signed BAA.
Try it before you decide.
14 days free. No credit card. The BAA is signed in-app before you send a single page — and it stays included at every plan, forever.