What is HIPAA-Compliant Secure Text Messaging? HIPAA regulations indicate that it is illegal to use SMS text messaging to exchange sensitive patient information. pMD’s secure text messaging on Android devices is HIPAA-compliant, allowing doctors to send and receive sensitive patient information securely and in real-time.
New to pMD? Find out why you should be using pMD for HIPAA compliant messaging and contact our team to learn more.
PMD MESSAGING OVERVIEW
Contacts. Your contacts list includes users in your group as well as users associated with your group who have pMD Messaging. Add new users with on-the-fly messaging invites at no additional cost to you or the recipients.
Compose a Message. Type your message into the box. Tap on the three vertical dots to attach a photo to the message. To create a group message, tap on the user icon to add additional users.
Deleting Messages. Press and hold your finger on a message bubble to delete an individual message. Swipe a conversation to the left to delete all messages from that user.
Read Receipts. You can see whether or not your most recent message has been viewed by the recipient. Look for the "Read" stamp underneath your last message bubble.
SMS Text Reminders. pMD will send an automated SMS text message reminder as a follow-up to anyone who has not read a message, typically after 30 minutes. The text will come from 82749.
Last modified: June 14, 2017