KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PerfectServe®, a leading provider of cloud-based clinical collaboration and provider scheduling solutions, today published a report analyzing the use of emoji in clinical settings. “The Rise of Emoji in Healthcare Communication” is the first-ever study of emoji trends based on data from thousands of deidentified messages exchanged between clinicians in acute care settings around the United States. The report, available to the public for download today, reveals that emoji have a different—and more positive—function in medical environments compared to the way they’re used by the general public.
PerfectServe initially undertook this study to examine whether emoji exchanged by clinicians on its platform could be used as a proxy for clinician wellness during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an initial hypothesis that emoji might reveal greater frustration or stress over time, the data instead revealed that clinicians consistently use these miniature-but-expressive images to convey politeness and add human emotion to their interactions with colleagues.
“We work with brilliant and dedicated clinicians every day, and it’s an understatement to say that they take their jobs—which directly impact patients’ lives—very seriously,” said Kelly Conklin, MSN, CENP, Chief Clinical Officer for PerfectServe. “We’ve also witnessed how taxing the pandemic has been for folks on the front lines. It was refreshing, and even a bit endearing, to see that, during a period rife with unprecedented stressors and pressure points, clinicians are finding a way to make care team communication friendlier and more light-hearted using the almost-universal language of emoji.”
The subject of emoji in healthcare communication is still relatively unexplored, as many organizations haven’t yet implemented—or even considered—guidelines dictating appropriate usage for their team members. PerfectServe’s early look yielded some noteworthy findings:
The research paints a broader picture of emoji used to convey politeness and positive intent without sacrificing professionalism. The data show care teams collaborating with smiling faces and the emoji equivalent of “please and thank you,” and rather than being specific to medicine, emoji were more commonly used to add positive emotional intent to messages. This suggests that emoji can be a tool for building camaraderie and lightening the emotional load in an environment that is frequently fast-paced and stressful.
To capture data for this report, the PerfectServe database team pulled a total of ten monthly messaging reports from high-volume facilities in five major geographical areas of the United States: Central, Northeast, West, Southwest, and East. PerfectServe’s in-house analyst then extracted Unicode emoji data, removed all other message contents to avoid sharing or consuming PHI, and added fields like specialty, user role, time of day, and platform type (iOS vs. Android, mobile vs. desktop) to uncover additional insights.
To download the full report, visit the PerfectServe website.
About PerfectServe
PerfectServe accelerates speed to care by optimizing provider schedules, streamlining clinical communication, and engaging patients and their families in the care experience. Our cloud-based software simplifies complex clinical workflows and schedules with secure and timely communication by dynamically routing messages to the right person at the right time. We drive more efficient care collaboration in all settings to improve patient outcomes and bring joy back to caregivers. PerfectServe has more than 20 years of experience and is a trusted partner to more than 500 hospitals and 30,000 medical practices.
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Matt Kothe | Corporate Communications Manager
865.776.9824
mkothe@perfectserve.com
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