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Text reminders keep diabetics on track with medication
New research published in Clinical Therapeutics shows that text message reminders can significantly improve diabetic patients' adherence to their medication.
National Cancer Institute expands texting program for teen smokers
The National Cancer Institute has expanded its SmokeFreeTxt smoking cessation program for teens. Meanwhile, new research suggests there may be a better way to help the most entrenched smokers to quit.
Text messaging improves flu vaccination rates
Text message reminders to parents about vaccinating their children against the flu are more effective than traditional mail or phone notification methods, according to a study published in the
Text messaging bolsters HIV med compliance
A new study on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) shows that weekly text messages can help patients better adhere to their often complicated drug regimens. Patients who received the weekly text
New diabetes texting programs have ambitious goals
After more than a year of testing the concept of using text messaging to change health behavior, a federal/state/local partnership is taking things to the next level. It's a program called
Texting helps with at-risk pregnancies, Partners plans to expand program
Sending supportive text messages to moms-to-be, both during and after birth, can improve patients' prenatal and postpartum care, according to a study conducted by Partners Health in Boston, and just
Stressed smartphone users experience 'phantom texts,' study shows; WebMD launches new baby app;
> Becker's Hospital Review recently published an intriguing list of the "7 must-have iPad apps" not for physicians, but for C-level hospital execs. Article > Forget "distracted doctoring," a
Educate your hospital staff to protect against text-related mistakes
I was shocked when I read a harrowing story by John Halamka, MD , CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about a resident who forgot to input a crucial prescription change because she was
Joint Commission: Doc texting unacceptable for clinical care
The Joint Commission just issued a small item that flew under the radars of most hospitals--a message to not allow physicians to use text messaging for patient health information. The statement
Text4baby successfully jumpstarts mother-doctor conversations
Free pregnancy messaging program Text4baby is proving to be highly effective, according to the latest research from University of California, San Diego and California State University in San Marcos.
