Buzz FAQ

Questions about Buzz, answered.

Secure messaging, calls, video, fax and files for care teams. Here is what people ask first.

About Buzz

What Buzz is

What is Buzz?

Buzz is secure clinical communication for care teams. Messaging, calls, video, fax and documents live in one app, built for HIPAA and offered with a business associate agreement. See the Buzz modules.

Who uses Buzz?

Care teams in home health, hospice, behavioral health and medical practices that need to coordinate every day and keep patient information in a secure place.

What are the benefits of Buzz?

One app replaces the mix of texting, calling, faxing and browser windows. Care teams reach each other and patients faster, and organization administrators control who is in the conversation.

Does Buzz share my information?

No. Skyscape does not share your information with third parties.

Features

What you can do in Buzz

What can Buzz do?

BuzzChat for messaging, BuzzPhone for calls with its own numbers and caller IDs, BuzzVideo for visits, BuzzFax, BuzzDrive for documents, groups, and dictation.

What is a Buzz Circle?

Your trusted network of healthcare contacts, organized into groups.

What can BuzzPhone do?

BuzzPhone gives you a unique number for calls. Use it as your caller ID to keep your personal number private. Where an organization allows recording, voicemail and call recordings arrive in a one-to-one Calls channel.

Why use BuzzChat instead of regular texting?

Standard SMS is not designed for protected health information. BuzzChat carries images, video and files, supports threaded replies, tagging and favorites, and sits under your organization’s administration.

How are messages protected?

Messages are encrypted in transit and at rest.

Does Buzz need an Internet connection?

Buzz works over Wi-Fi or your mobile carrier’s data connection.

What are conversation categories?

Labels you put on conversations so you can organize them and filter your list.

What are Quick Messages?

Templated messages shared across an organization, so common replies go out in a tap.

What is Buzz Poll?

Send a survey or poll to a group, with single-choice or multiple-choice answers. Polls can be anonymous.

Devices

Works where you work

Which devices does Buzz run on?

iOS and Android, and in a web browser. App Store · Google Play

Can I use Buzz on more than one device?

Yes. Sign in with your account ID, password and passphrase on each device. Your information stays in sync across them.

Security and HIPAA

Built for HIPAA

Is Buzz HIPAA compliant?

HIPAA is the standard Buzz is built to. There is no HIPAA certification for a company or a product, so what matters is the controls. Every person has a unique login, access is controlled by organization and role, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and Skyscape signs a business associate agreement.

Can my team share one login?

No. HIPAA expects each person to be uniquely identified, so every Buzz user has their own account.

Does Buzz have an independent security attestation?

Skyscape holds a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation covering the Security trust services criteria. Read about Buzz security.

Video

BuzzVideo, from a link

What is BuzzVideo?

Video calling with patients or care team members. A visit starts from a link sent by text or email. See BuzzVideo.

Does the patient have to install Buzz?

No. The patient joins from a smartphone or computer through the link.

Can I video conference with my team?

Yes. Start a video call with one colleague or a whole group from the chat screen.

Organizations

Control for administrators

What are Buzz Organizations?

A Buzz Organization gives administrators control over who is in the conversation. Admins invite, add and remove users. Members see organization messages only while they belong to the organization, linked groups are limited to organization members, and leaving removes access to the organization’s groups.

Does Skyscape sign a business associate agreement?

Yes. Skyscape offers a business associate agreement. The sales team provides it.

Support

People who answer

How do I get support?

In-app support through BuzzConcierge is available around the clock. Email and phone support runs Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST.

What is BuzzConcierge?

A real-time support chat inside Buzz, staffed by people with healthcare expertise. Product and engineering leaders are in the channel too, so answers come with real insight. See BuzzConcierge.

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