Health Information Compliance Alert
15 Available Apps
Some texting Apps even provide a signed BAA for your convenience.
If you decide to communicate via text messaging with patients, or with other providers, your best bet to fend off a data breach is to ensure that the messaging application is as secure as possible.
Jim Sheldon-Dean, founder and director of compliance services for Lewis Creek Systems LLC in Charlotte, VT, suggests the following texting Apps for more secure communications:
The TeleMental Health Institute also offers the following list of companies that provide secure texting with “HIPAA compatibility,” and some of which also provide a signed business associate agreement (BAA):
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