HIPAA Help
Rhinogram keeps your patient SMS/MMS text messages compliant with built-in consent management
Texting with patients requires you to follow HIPAA, TCPA, FCC, FTC Laws and more. In 1991, the Federal Communications Commission established a national do not call registry, part of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. With technology improvements and the change in channels we use to communicate, the FCC modified the act to include SMS/text messaging.…
Read More5 Reasons Text-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Makes Sense
Patients want convenient, easy access to their healthcare providers, especially when it comes to communication. Physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals are looking for ways to implement more virtual care options. Even the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes how the advances in communication technology has changed patient expectations. Physician practices, home health…
Read MoreHow Texting Improves Healthcare Outcomes
Dr. Keith Dressler, orthodontist and founder of Rhinogram, regularly uses text messaging to help patients break their thumbsucking habit. He shows parents a simple method, and invites them to text a picture later, showing the patient using that method. Dr. Dressler will text back encouragement, and for his patients, that extra step has made a world…
Read MoreHow HIPAA-Compliance Can Drive Profits
You can profit from your own HIPAA-compliance. You just have to brag about it. HIPAA is complicated, nuanced, and demanding. Achieving full compliance is an ongoing challenge, and failing to comply can cost you millions in fines. But it turns out complying with all those rules and regulations can actually set your practice apart. It…
Read MoreFive Questions for a Certified HIPAA Professional
Elizabeth is a certified HIPAA professional at Rhinogram. Elizabeth Anderson spends her time at Rhinogram helping healthcare professionals achieve compliance. This week we asked her about the patterns she sees emerging across the healthcare industry. Are you a texter or a talker? Oh, I am most definitely a texter. I typically don’t have time to stop…
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