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    BAMC deploys HIPAA compliant secure messaging app

    BAMC launches secure communication app

    Photo By Jason W. Edwards | Don Ryan, a representative of the company that developed the app, teaches Maj. Samuel...... read more read more

    FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    12.07.2018

    Story by Jason W. Edwards 

    Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs   

    FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS – Medical professionals at Brooke Army Medical Center have deployed a cloud-based messaging app which will allow them to securely share patient information from their personal devices and desktop workstations.

    The app, which is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant, can be installed directly to users’ personal smart phones, eliminating the need for additional devices provided at a cost to BAMC.

    Even more significant than the monetary savings from eliminating extraneous devices is the amount of time staff members will save by using the app.

    “Time is your biggest saving,” said BAMC wireless engineer, Patti Steward.

    According to Maj. Walter Walsh, chief technology officer, the app will enable users to exchange medical photos, which can be taken and shared directly from the app without being stored on the user’s personal device.

    Additionally, the app can be used for live video chat, allowing medical professionals to consult from a distance, saving valuable time.

    “We hope it works well enough that it becomes the enterprise solution,” said Walsh.

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    Date Taken: 12.07.2018
    Date Posted: 12.07.2018 15:29
    Story ID: 302638
    Location: FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, US

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