In order to improve communication among staff members while remaining HIPAA-compliant, many hospitals and health systems are turning to secure texting solutions. The following stories on secure ...

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 ...

HIPAA-compliant options are helping healthcare systems relay important information using familiar platforms and devices. Websites, patient portals, and lower-tech communications such as interactive ...

Following some confusion, a Survey & Certification Letter sent last week has reaffirmed CMS’s stance on texting patient information, specifying that messages sent among clinicians are permissible so ...