Vocera announces it will provide secure text messaging to all U.S. customers

Vocera Communications, Inc. will now be providing cloud-based secure text messaging solution as a benefit to all of its U.S. healthcare customers, according to a press release.

The communication technology company will provide this to its clients at no extra cost.

Vocera secure text messaging will be seamlessly integrated in the 800 hospitals where Vocera Communication Systems is already installed.

Brent Lang, CEO of Vocera stated in the press release, "Vocera Secure Texting is an important part of care coordination solution...Because protecting patient information is a priority for Vocera..."

The company will have this available in Q2 of this year. They will also be demoing the system at the 2015 HIMSS Conference on April 12-16 in Chicago.

One of Vocera's clients, Tufts Medical Center, spoke about the added benefit.

"We are working with Vocera to extend our communications platform to provide a secure means of keeping care teams in sync across sites and improve care coordination, safety, and ultimately, patient experience," said Bill Shickolovich, CIO of Tufts Medical Center, in the press relesae. 

 

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