Physicians are every bit as mobile physically as smartphone-driven communications have become virtually. When your “office” on a given day might be a dozen patient rooms at a hospital or two clinics ...

Texting has become both a ubiquitous and preferred method of communication — the average cell phone owner sends or receives 10 text messages per day, according to a recent Pew Research survey. The ...

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 ...