Courting HIPAA risk with mesaging apps

Healthcare IT News: Just 25 percent of healthcare institutions with an official mobile messaging platform use internal, company-authorized tools, a new report shows. The rest make use of consumer apps that don't offer the security needed to comply with regulations, such as HIPAA.

"We are seeing a rapid adoption of mobile messaging in healthcare as the industry looks to work faster, improve patient care and reduce wasteful spending," said Anurag Lal, CEO of Infinite Convergence Solutions, the mobile messaging developer that sponsored the study.

Read article