The Benefits of Secure SMS Messaging For Healthcare
It is important to consider secure SMS messaging for healthcare if your organization is in the medical industry or is associated with the medical industry. The recent changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) brought about new rules relating to how Protected Health Information (PHI) should be communicated and a lot of healthcare organizations as well as other covered entities are now at a great risk of financial sanctions and legal action in case there is a breach of PHI. Since the use of personal mobile devices has without doubt revolutionized communications in the healthcare industry, these changes are unfortunate for some. The speed and convenience of modern technology is often favored to antiquated channels of communication like pagers, and healthcare organizations benefit a great deal from the cost-savings of bring-your-own-device policies. But changes to the HIPAA regulations effectively outlaw unsecure channels of communication, like...