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Spok Summit: 4 sessions to help solve communication challenges across your health system
Discover the benefits of a clinical communication platform in four sessions that will help solve communication challenges across your health system. Register for the Spok Summit and listen to the sessions today.
Read more5 key benefits of a clinical communication and collaboration platform
How can today’s clinical communication and collaboration (CC&C) platforms help all staff communicate better and focus on the job of patient care? Explore the 5 key benefits of a clinical communication and collaboration platform.
Read moreNurse perspective on secure messaging in healthcare: Why it’s key to clinical communication
Healthcare communication needs to be simple and flexible, regardless of where care team members are located, the patient’s acuity, or staffing ratios. In addition, communication must be HIPAA compliant to protect patient PHI. Learn how it’s possible to achieve both through secure messaging.
Read moreUnderstanding HIPAA-compliant texting
Mobile communication in healthcare has become essential to effective patient care coordination. But when it comes to securing sensitive protected health information (PHI), not all texting apps are HIPAA compliant. Understand the meaning of HIPAA-compliant texting and why secure messaging is just the beginning of an effective communication strategy.
Read moreWhen no news might be missed news: Closed loop reporting in healthcare
Closed loop test result reporting and communication focuses on establishing a process to ensure every test result sent, received, and acknowledged is documented and acted upon without failure. Learn how to reduce diagnostic errors and prevent patient harm in this blog post.
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