title: Getting the message. Pioneering organizations are using tools like text messaging to enable patients to take better control of their health.
abstract: As text messaging becomes more established in everyday routines by millions of users, healthcare organizations are embracing the technology as a powerful tool to allow patients to better manage their health. Two health provider networks, Kaiser Permanente and Riverview Health System, have launched successful pilots and plan to build on those initiatives.
authors.forename: Kate Huvane
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Gamble
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States