The latest Medical Group Management Association Stat poll found the majority of healthcare organizations use text messaging to communicate appointments to patients. MGMA polled 1,569 respondents for ...

There's no doubt that the Obama administration is looking to embrace technology to better the healthcare system, mobile technologies included. The AIDS.gov site has continued their ongoing four part ...

Coronavirus infections among vaccinated people are on the decline but for the unvaccinated, cases continue to increase. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California, Los ...

New York (CNN) — Going to see the doctor soon? Prepare to be hounded with appointment reminders by phone. By text. By robocall. By email. And in your online “patient portal.” Doctors and dentist ...

Cell phone in woman’s hand Researchers examine the effectiveness of text message reminder systems on HPV vaccination rates among teens. Text message reminders increased human papillomavirus (HPV) ...

U.S. public health officials looking to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates to herd-immunity levels should take note of one easy, low-cost strategy used for flu shots. A newly published mega-study ...

Do you run a business and constantly find that people are missing their appointments? Maybe you run a hair salon and you find that you are losing out on precious hourly wages and employee time because ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When people with an upcoming doctor's appointment get a text reminder about receiving a flu ...