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February 13, 2024
Looking to move from Cortext? Spok offers secure messaging, enterprise directory, on-call scheduling, and automation to improve clinical workflows beyond a basic secure texting solution.
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March 15, 2022
The following are three top challenges that are keeping nurses up at night. 1. The patient experience; 2. Nurse retention and recruitment; 3. Keeping up with the rate of change. Explore three technology solutions provided by advanced clinical communication solutions that can help address these challenges.
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August 4, 2021
Although the health IT landscape has evolved dramatically since HIPAA was introduced, what hasn’t changed is the ease with which its standards can be violated in the pursuit of delivering patient care. Review these 5 common HIPAA violations in mobile communications and how to avoid them.
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March 10, 2021
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.
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March 4, 2021
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.
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February 25, 2021
Does your secure messaging initiative support overall hospital goals? This step-by-step guide will help you plan the rollout of a secure messaging app from start to finish.
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February 4, 2021
In this guide, learn strategies for keeping your data secure, how to make secure messaging part of a larger communication system, ways to roll out your solution, and more. Read the ultimate guide to defining and deploying secure messaging in healthcare.