1.0Fishing Kayaks and Foodhttp://www.howmuchfish.comKylie Schmidthttp://www.howmuchfish.com/author/blogadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://www.howmuchfish.com/benefits-of-connecting-with-patients-via-text-messaging/">Benefits of connecting with patients via text messaging</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.howmuchfish.com/benefits-of-connecting-with-patients-via-text-messaging/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Benefits of connecting with patients via text messaging” — Fishing Kayaks and Food" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://www.howmuchfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/addiction-adult-blond-1624264.jpg19201280Text messaging can be used to remind patients to take prescriptions and complete other fundamental at home tasks relating to healthcare. For example, fasting before medical procedure, etc. This service is advantageous as updates can enable patients to remain in control over their own health care at home, which thus can help improve results. Patients likewise, in general, incline toward text informing updates as a type of correspondence as compared to other forms of communication like calls.