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Personalized text messaging program improves healthy lifestyle measures in heart attack survivors

Posted on By Sharika Soukup

A text messaging program successfully supported, informed and motivated people after a heart attack on how to prevent a second heart attack, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation. Study participants showed minor improvements in healthy lifestyle measures after 12 months, although participants had no improvements in…

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My HealtheVet Secure Messaging improves Veteran health care experience

Posted on By Sharika Soukup

It’s no secret that effective communication promotes a better health care experience. Fortunately, VA’s Connected Care virtual health technologies, such as Secure Messaging through My HealtheVet, make it easier for Veterans to communicate with their providers between appointments. Before this technology, patient interactions with their providers were limited to scheduled appointment times. Thanks to Secure…

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