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Health care texting is ‘the right format for today’s families’


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS AT THE AAP NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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She predicted that the future of health care texting will involve studies of its impact on the way health care is delivered by clinicians at all levels, as well as how it affects patient outcomes such as prematurity, healthy weight, and prevention of diabetes. “We have a lot of process measures for health care texting,” she said. “What we don’t have are the outcomes. These are what we are going to be studying in the future.”

Dr. Kraft reported having no relevant financial disclosures.

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