Published on in Vol 3, No 4 (2015): Oct-Dec

Resident Use of Text Messaging for Patient Care: Ease of Use or Breach of Privacy?

Resident Use of Text Messaging for Patient Care: Ease of Use or Breach of Privacy?

Resident Use of Text Messaging for Patient Care: Ease of Use or Breach of Privacy?

Micah T Prochaska   1 * , MD ;   Amber-Nicole Bird   2 * , MD ;   Amar Chadaga   3 * , MD ;   Vineet M Arora   4 * , MD,MAPP

1 Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

2 General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3 Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States

4 Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Micah T Prochaska, MD
  • Section of Hospital Medicine
  • Department of Medicine
  • University of Chicago
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  • Chicago, IL, 60637
  • United States
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  • Email: mprochas@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu