Lindsey Denita, Sinkey Rachel, Travers Colm, Budhwani Henna, Richardson Molly, Quinney Rosylen, Turan Janet M, Wallace Eric, Wingate Martha S, Tita Alan, Carlo Waldemar A, Shukla Vivek V
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
J Perinatol. 2025 Feb;45(2):278-281. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-02080-5. Epub 2024 Aug 15.
Effective health communication between healthcare providers and patients is a cornerstone of quality healthcare. It underpins trust, comprehension, and patient-informed care. Robust research shows that effective communication, including the use of text messaging for communication can improve maternal/fetal and neonatal outcomes and patient satisfaction, particularly among vulnerable patients. Health information privacy laws that do not evolve with technological advances can inadvertently create barriers to effective health communication, reinforcing perinatal disparities. This is particularly true regarding maternal and child health, where the use of text messaging for patient communication has the potential to make a substantial impact on health disparities. This article explores the complex interplay between health information privacy laws and text messaging, highlighting challenges and examining potential solutions. It stresses the need for consistent health information privacy laws that protect the privacy security of health information for pregnant patients and new mothers, while also aligning with evolving communication technologies.
医疗服务提供者与患者之间有效的健康沟通是优质医疗保健的基石。它是信任、理解和患者知情护理的基础。有力的研究表明，有效的沟通，包括使用短信进行交流，可以改善孕产妇/胎儿和新生儿的结局以及患者满意度，尤其是在弱势患者中。随着技术进步而没有同步发展的健康信息隐私法可能会无意中对有效的健康沟通造成障碍，加剧围产期的差异。在母婴健康方面尤其如此，使用短信与患者沟通有可能对健康差异产生重大影响。本文探讨了健康信息隐私法与短信之间复杂的相互作用，强调挑战并审视潜在的解决方案。它强调需要有一致的健康信息隐私法，既要保护孕妇和新妈妈健康信息的隐私安全，又要与不断发展的通信技术相适应。
