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I carry a pager daily and agree with much of the article. It just _works_.

Other points: - A single AA battery lasts at least 1 month. - It takes a literal 2 seconds to pull out of clip, push button and read message. - ~75% of my pages contain a 5 digit internal phone extension for a return call. The rest might say "Smith in ICU bed 104 is going to CT", etc. Not exactly transmitting a lot of patient information. - There is a huge physician workforce of "old school" docs who would have a difficult time adapting to smartphone-based technologies.

I don't see a single texting app being able to successfully penetrate this space. Instead, I believe a more robust suite with a simple, slick UI with access to laboratory data, vitals, and dictated reports would be optimal. PerfectServe is one company that I know of that is actively working in this space.