Ethan Bechtel

HIPAA compliant email vs HIPAA compliant texting

Emailing is not the primary form of communication amongst younger generations. As a millennial, it’s fair to say that we are always on our phones. Whether we are using it to text, check Facebook, use Snapchat or Messenger it’s abundantly clear that we use our phones to quickly send messages to our friends and colleagues. Emails still… Read On

Melanie Rotax

Why OhMD’s co-founder Ethan Bechtel wants to fix healthcare communication

The CEO and co-founder of OhMD, Ethan Bechtel, is no stranger to healthcare and the life of a regular patient. Like many kids, Ethan spent his youth playing soccer, skiing, snowboarding, and pushing the limits.  “When I was young, we would snowboard in backyards on snowboards without bindings” said Bechtel. “They had a rope connected… Read On

OhMD Team

Video: OhMD is all about simple communication for healthcare

We’ve made communication simple with a HIPAA compliant texting app that changes the patient experience. Check it out! Read On

OhMD Team

The Free Healthcare App Making Waves

OhMD is a new healthcare app revolutionizing communication in healthcare for free. Until now, conversations between physicians and their teams were relegated to slow and inefficient channels. A telephone call often turned into a voicemail, which often turned into a game of phone tag that would ultimately waste valuable time every day. While texting has… Read On

OhMD Team

The Value of Secure Texting in Medication Adherence

In February of this year JAMA published a study showing that texting doubles the odds of medication adherence, improving rates by 50-67%. The study showed that almost 75% of adults are non-adherent to their medication orders in one or more ways, costing the healthcare industry $300 billion annually.  Reasons for non-adherence range and include health literacy, disorganization,… Read On