CMS has issued a final rule to phase out fax machines for the submission of health claims. CMS administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, said in a press release that "the '80s have come calling and they want their fax machines back." The rule responds to the long-term use of fax machines in the healthcare industry. With this measure, the Agency is introducing the modernization of processes. The goal is to streamline the submission of health claims. The rule was announced via a CMS press release.