One solution to fit your unique requirements
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 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.


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Paperless Desktop Faxing
From email, window applications and EHR/EMR
EHR Integration
Fax directly from MEDITECH or Epic with fax status sent back to the EHR.
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.
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.

Intelligent, automated report and fax distribution
- 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
Built-in auditing and tracking
with our System Activity Monitor (SAM)
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.
- Troubleshoot, view, and monitor activity from any workstation
- Easily manage requests for alternate delivery methods by redirecting transactions to any available delivery module
- Automated failure notifications can be sent to a printer or email address
- Dashboards offer quick visualization and fast analytics
- Analyze volume activity and data
- Option to add SmartAlert module for around-the-clock monitoring

Extensive connectivity & compatibility







Customizable Features
DeliveryPlus
Coming Soon! Flexible, automated internal and downtime report distribution.
Email-to-Fax from MFPs
Coming Soon! Quickly fax from almost any multifunction printer/device (MFP/MFD) .
Email-to-Fax from Email Clients
Coming Soon! Send faxes from email clients like Microsoft Outlook, Google Gmail, and most POP3 or IMAP mailboxes.
Network Print Module
Delivers reports to network printers.
Email Module
Deliver reports to recipients via email.
CloudFax Connector
Provides optional cloud-based fax transmissions for Communication Director.
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File PickUp
Automatically send PDF files containing images and/or graphic files and reports.
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File Transfer Module
Transmit report files across your network via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), secure FTP, SFTP, or the network file copy mechanism.
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Inbound Fax Management
Electronically distribute incoming faxes to the correct recipients. No need to manage a separate system for inbound faxing.
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SmartAlert
SmartAlert can notify you of critical issues based on your unique criteria.
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Direct Module
Sends information by Direct messaging standards.
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