A text message helped one of my patients stay in control of his health. Here’s how
I’ve learned firsthand that a simple text message can bridge patient care in and out of the hospital and make the medical system a little more efficient.
As a new doctor, I’ve learned that the best patient care happens as often outside of the hospital as inside. While we treat sick people and get them tuned up, each patient’s opportunity to get better and stay better often depends on their access to resources beyond clinical walls.
One of those resources, I’m learning, could be mobile technology. I’ve seen how a simple text message can help bridge patient care in and out of the hospital and make the medical system a little more efficient.
One of my first
