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Communication Director

Integrated faxing and intelligent report distribution

Communication Director works with nearly every organization's system and offers several options for traditional fax, cloud-based faxing, or a combination of both..
Communication Director works with nearly every organization's system and offers several options for traditional fax, cloud-based faxing, or a combination of both..

One solution to fit your unique requirements

Both clinical and non-clinical staff will benefit from high-volume report/fax distribution, electronic desktop faxing, inbound fax management and a wide variety of delivery options.

Communication Director enables faxing and information distribution workflows from most EHRs, MFPs, email clients, clinical applications, and back-office systems so you only need to maintain one solution. With the option of traditional fax, FoIP, cloud-based faxing or a combination, Communication Director is a powerful, highly flexible solution that can be customized to accommodate the right delivery methods for you and your recipients.

Windows Applications

Fax from any Windows Application using the Communication Director DesktopFax application. It’s as easy as selecting the print command and Communication Director from the list of available printers. Users can choose a recipient from a preconfigured personal phonebook or phonebooks shared with co-workers.

Email-to-Fax/Fax-to-Email

Communication Director can send faxes from Microsoft Outlook®, Google Gmail and most IMAP/POP3 email systems. Faxes can also be received as attachments in email.

EHR Integration

Fax directly from MEDITECH or Epic with fax status sent back to the EHR.

Paperless Desktop Faxing

Communication Director eliminates the need to manually print and fax. Simply fax directly from your EHR/EMR, email client or Windows® application – take your pick.


Communication Director provides an audit trail for all faxes and deliveries in the System Activity Monitor (SAM).

From email, window applications and EHR/EMR

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Explore our latest version

Communication Director 4.2 is here! Explore exciting, new functionality for better workflows and more streamlined communications both inside and outside your organization - including new modules for faxing from MFPs and email clients.

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Intelligent, automated report and fax distribution

Communication Director utilizes SmartRoute Technology to extract key information from a report and automatically determine if, how, and when the report should be delivered based on the unique requirements of your recipients. Take advantage of automation:​

  • Communication Director automatically receives information in many formats such as PostScript, readable PDF, FCL, PCL and more

  • Accommodate your recipients’ preferences with a wide-range of optional delivery modules

  • Physicians will benefit from the ability to decide which PHI or reports they want to receive – unlike the “all or nothing” capabilities of some EHRs

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Extensive connectivity & compatibility

As a leading healthcare faxing and information exchange software, Communication Director works with systems like:

DeliveryPlus

Flexible, automated internal and downtime report distribution.

Email-to-Fax from MFPs

Quickly fax from almost any multifunction printer/device (MFP/MFD).

Email-to-Fax from Email Clients

Send faxes from email clients like Microsoft Outlook, Google Gmail, and most POP3 or IMAP mailboxes.

CloudFax Connector

Provides optional cloud-based fax transmissions for Communication Director.

Network Print Module

Delivers reports to network printers.

File Transfer Module

Transmit report files across your network via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), secure FTP, SFTP, or the network file copy mechanism.

File PickUp Module

Automatically send PDF files containing images and/or graphic files and reports.

Email Module

Deliver reports to recipients via email.

Inbound Fax Management

Electronically distribute incoming faxes to the correct recipients. No need to manage a separate system for inbound faxing.

SmartAlert

SmartAlert can notify you of critical issues based on your unique criteria.

Direct Module

Sends information by Direct messaging standards.

Direct Module

Sends information by Direct messaging standards.

SmartAlert

SmartAlert can notify you of critical issues based on your unique criteria.

Inbound Fax Management

Electronically distribute incoming faxes to the correct recipients. No need to manage a separate system for inbound faxing.

File Transfer Module

Transmit report files across your network via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), secure FTP, SFTP, or the network file copy mechanism.

File PickUp Module

Automatically send PDF files containing images and/or graphic files and reports.

CloudFax Connector

Provides optional cloud-based fax transmissions for Communication Director.

Email Module

Deliver reports to recipients via email.

Network Print Module

Delivers reports to network printers.

Email-to-Fax from Email Clients

Send faxes from email clients like Microsoft Outlook, Google Gmail, and most POP3 or IMAP mailboxes.

Email-to-Fax from MFPs

Quickly fax from almost any multifunction printer/device (MFP/MFD).

DeliveryPlus

Flexible, automated internal and downtime report distribution.

Customizable Features

Communication Director is customizable to meet your unique needs. Add on any of the optional modules to make Communication Director the only system you’ll need for faxing, report distribution and downtime reporting.

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Built-in auditing and tracking

Fast access to system data is essential for any healthcare organization. Communication Director includes built-in analytics, dashboards and audit capabilities in a browser-based format for easy access to the data you need.

with System Activity Monitor (SAM)

Option to add SmartAlert module for around-the-clock monitoring

Analyze volume activity and data

Dashboards offer quick visualization and fast analytic

Automated failure notifications can be sent to a printer or email address

Easily manage requests for alternate delivery methods by redirecting transactions to any available delivery module

Troubleshoot, view, and monitor activity from any workstation

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