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Resident Use of Text Messaging for Patient Care: Ease of...

26 November 2015

From the article Background:  "Short message service (SMS) text messaging is an efficient form of communication and pervasive in health care, but may not securely protect patient information. It is unclear if resident providers are aware of the security concerns of SMS text messaging when communicating about patient care."

mFhast Implication: Opportunity to improve and explore SMS text messaging for residents as it is preferred compared with other forms of in-hospital communication when considering security versus ease of use.

Digital mobile technology facilitates HIPAA-sensitive...

Digital mobile technology facilitates HIPAA-sensitive...

An article from the Patient Safety in Surgery journal

23 May 2015
From the PubMed article abstract: "Mobile device technology has revolutionized interpersonal communication, but the application of this technology to the physician-patient relationship remains limited due to concerns...
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Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at...

Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at...

A Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews meta-analysis

12 December 2013
Authors' conclusions from the article: Low to moderate quality evidence included in this review shows that mobile phone text messaging reminders increase attendance at healthcare appointments compared to no...
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