Like them or not, emoji and emoticons add information, context to clinical text messages

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By Jennifer Byrne and Colvin Halverson, PhD

As institutions increasingly make use of clinical texting applications, emoji and emoticons have become a common feature of medical communications.

However, some clinicians have given a “thumbs down” to emoji use in the context of medical practice, criticizing it as potentially unprofessional. Read the full article in Healio.

714710login-checkLike them or not, emoji and emoticons add information, context to clinical text messages
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