University Link
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Healthcare and Telehealth Messaging

Patient care, protected conversations.

When a critical lab result or telehealth consult can’t wait, your messaging tool has to move fast and stay compliant. University Link gives clinics, hospitals, dental teams, and telehealth providers an encrypted communication hub that protects ePHI without slowing the day down.

BAA provided

Built for regulated workflows.

HL7 / FHIR-ready

Connects to your EHR stack.

150+ clinics

Trusted by care teams already.

Clinical team coordinating patient care on a secure messaging dashboard in a bright modern telehealth office

Pulse-active shield

Protection that stays visible.

Fast enough for urgent care

Secure enough for ePHI.

Secure communication for every care setting

One platform, three clinical rhythms. Why make staff juggle tools?

Switch from a telehealth reminder to a private provider handoff without losing context. The tabs below mirror the way care teams actually work.

Encrypted visit touchpoints that feel instant.

Appointment reminders, encrypted video-chat links, and post-visit summaries live in one clean thread. What does that change? Less chasing, fewer missed notes, and a calmer patient handoff.

  • Secure reminders that protect patient details.
  • Follow-up messages that stay tied to the visit.
  • Files, images, and summaries in one protected thread.

Telehealth communication

Designed for speed and privacy.

Appointment reminders

Encrypted from the start

Post-visit summaries

Private and searchable

Shift handoffs without the frantic back-and-forth.

Secure unit-based chat groups keep charge nurses, physicians, and support staff aligned. Need a quick clarification at 2 a.m.? You’ll have the right people in the right thread, not buried in a general inbox.

  • Shift-handoff templates reduce missed details.
  • Unit-based groups keep communication focused.
  • Audit-ready logs support internal review.

Secure staff chat

Built for clinical urgency.

Unit threads

Fast to scan

Handoff logs

Simple to review

Protected billing and imaging conversations.

Dental practices and revenue-cycle teams can swap X-rays, coverage questions, and claim notes without leaning on email. Why risk a stray attachment when a private thread can keep it all contained?

  • X-ray sharing without exposed inboxes.
  • Billing queries tied to the correct case.
  • Cleaner coordination across front desk and clinical staff.

Protected health communication

Useful beyond the exam room.

Coverage checks

Fewer delays

Imaging files

Private exchange

HIPAA technical safeguards, simplified

Compliance should be visible, not buried in a binder.

These controls keep protected health communication tight, auditable, and easy to explain during internal reviews or vendor assessments.

Access controls

Unique user IDs, automatic logoff, and role-based permissions help the right people see the right message.

Why it matters: fewer accidental disclosures.

Audit controls

Every access event is logged, searchable, and ready for reporting when someone asks what happened.

Why it matters: cleaner accountability.

Integrity controls

Digital signatures help verify that a message hasn’t been tampered with on the way through.

Why it matters: trusted clinical context.

Transmission security

AES-256 encryption protects messages and files end-to-end, from sender to recipient.

Why it matters: ePHI stays protected in transit.

Case study

Telehealth startup reduces no-show rate by 30%.

They were using SMS for reminders, and clinicians were slipping into personal devices for chat. Not ideal, right? University Link replaced both with encrypted reminders and secure provider-to-patient messaging inside their telehealth platform.

Problem

Appointment reminders weren’t encrypted, and patient coordination lived in scattered channels.

Solution

Encrypted reminders, secure provider chat, and integration with the telehealth workflow.

Result

30% fewer no-shows, 100% HIPAA compliance, and no friction complaints from staff.

30%

Fewer missed visits after secure reminders went live.

100%

HIPAA compliance retained across the workflow.

150+

Clinics already relying on the platform.

30

Telehealth platforms using secure messaging patterns.

Better follow-through

Because patients actually see and trust the message.

Clinicians’ verdict

Who wants another tool nobody enjoys using?

These quotes come from teams who needed secure staff chat, wound photo handling, and less stress during busy shifts.

Healthcare leader in a hospital corridor speaking with confidence during a shift change

Nádia P.

CNO, regional hospital

“Our nurses can finally discuss patient issues without worrying about a HIPAA violation. The switch was smoother than we expected, which, frankly, surprised me.”

Telehealth medical director reviewing wound photos on a tablet in a private clinic office

Mirilin Mookerjee

Telehealth medical director, virtual care clinic

“The self-destructing images feature is perfect for wound photos. Why would we send clinical images any other way when this keeps everything private and easy to audit?”

Works with your EHR and telehealth stack

The stack should fit around care, not the other way round.

Epic
Cerner
Athenahealth
Doxy.me
Zoom for Healthcare

Our HL7/FHIR-ready API lets your team connect secure messaging to the systems already running the day.

Ask about integration support

Closing CTA

Put patient privacy at the heart of your communication.

Start a HIPAA-compliant trial, or download the compliance whitepaper if you need a sharper internal case. Either way, your team gets a better answer than “just use email.”