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Instant messaging via WhatsApp is used within hospital teams. Group messaging can lead to efficient and non‐hierarchical communication. Despite being end‐to‐end encrypted, WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, raising concerns regarding… Click to show full abstract
Instant messaging via WhatsApp is used within hospital teams. Group messaging can lead to efficient and non‐hierarchical communication. Despite being end‐to‐end encrypted, WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, raising concerns regarding data security. The aims of this study were: (1) to record the prevalence of WhatsApp group instant messaging amongst clinical teams; (2) to ascertain clinician attitudes towards use of instant messaging and (3) to gauge clinicians' awareness of best practice regarding mobile data protection.
Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2022
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