Tag: hipaa-compliant text

Secure Texting: Communication’s Unicorn

March 5, 2019

Does secure texting exist, or is it as elusive as a clear photo of bigfoot? To answer that question, we have to take a look at the main SMS (short message service) protocols. The majority of the world’s texting is done using either the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) […]

To Text or Not To Text: Texting under HIPAA

February 29, 2016

Sending text messages under HIPAA Sometimes, technology just sneaks up on you. Patients want to speak with you – stat – about lab results or to schedule, be reminded of, and confirm an appointment without an interminable wait in the phone queue. Patients want text messaging — which has quickly become the new normal for […]