Everyone texts. According to a September 2013 Pew Research report, 81 percent of cell phone owners, or about 74 percent of all Americans, regularly send and receive text messages. What is an easy and ...

The need for secure texting has never been more relevant as physicians and clinicians increasingly turn to their mobile devices to communicate with one another. Although quick and efficient, texting ...

Reversing the position taken in May 2016, The Joint Commission (TJC) recently clarified that licensed independent providers (LIPs) or other practitioners may not utilize secure text messaging ...

“Whether it's to request a consult or to send an image of an EKG to a cardiologist, today's care providers require a secure and convenient way to collaborate electronically,” said Sean Kelly, M.D., ...

A new survey from DrFirst, a company that provides e-prescribing and medication management solutions, took a closer look at how healthcare consumers like to communicate with their provider. The online ...

Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark Inc. is leveraging the connective power of text messaging to improve communication with clinicians and patients. The consumer preference for text is high, ...

Back in 2016, Dr. David C. Koronkiewicz, medical director of quality at the Goshen Health Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, was tasked to research vendors for a secure messaging application ...

Every day, senior care providers and facility operators grapple with communication gaps that can impede the flow of health information and interrupt or delay care delivery, especially during resident ...

MainStreet Family Care serves patients in primarily rural areas throughout Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina. For many of these patients, MainStreet is their only local option for care. In ...

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