On Friday 24 November 2006 10:02 am, Neil McAliece wrote:
> Sorry this will be a cross post for some. I've jumped into a discussion on
> this in the Aust Div GP IM/IT policy list with this question.
>
> Would greatly appreciate opinions.
>
> What are people's thoughts on privacy & SMS?
>
Consider this real scenario, in which I receive a SMS telling me I have an
appt at some Manly, NSW doctor at some time.
I've had this same mobile number for >10 years.
So someone has sent a reminder to the wrong person.
They think they've sent the reminder, but it never happens. Because you have a
legal minefield if you felt it was worth reminding the patient but you don't
get confirmation that it occurred and the excreta hits the spinning blades,
you have not a leg to stand on in the Court system.
Ring people, talk to them, email them on a system which will tell you if a
message isn't delivered, /you need an acknowledgement./
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