Mobile Devices and PHI

HIPAA Compliant Text Messages: What You Must Get Right

A Single Text Message Cost This Health System $1.19 Million In 2023, a nurse at a mid-sized clinic texted a patient's lab

Jul 11, 2026

SMS HIPAA Compliant

That Text You Just Sent? It Probably Violated Federal Law A nurse at a mid-size cardiology practice texts the on-call physician: "Mrs. Rivera'

May 20, 2026

HIPAA Compliant Text Messages

A Single Text Cost This Health System $3 Million In 2018, the University of Rochester Medical Center agreed to a $3 million settlement with OCR

Apr 28, 2026