Texting may lead to improved health care | NewsOK.com

I learned how to text because my children text.  There was a time when I thought this form of communications was silly.  I was wrong.  It’s how you use the technology that matters.

“Did you remember to take your Aricept today?”

Research has shown that up to half of all patients may fail to take their daily medicine properly, with forgetting being a top reason for nonadherence. So, at least in some cases, a text reminder may be all that a patient needs, says Robotham, who has encouraged the use of appropriate texting among pediatricians at Hopkins Children’s.