WhatsApp with patient data transmitted via instant messaging?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 300-301

  Drake, Thomas M ^a   Claireaux, Henry A ^b   Khatri, Chetan ^c   Chapman, Stephen J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL SURGERY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CELL PHONES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84951569272     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.04.004     Document Type: Letter

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