Thanks for the suggestion, Bert. Actually though, Yahoo is working very well for me right now so I see no reason to change. It allows me to send to whomever I want, wherever they might be. As mentioned in earlier posts, my staff is cross-trained so they may be up front one week, in the back the next and then in billing at other times. They can sign into their Yahoo account at any station and I can find them. And my office is small enough that I know who is where. As far as being HIPPA compliant, we just have rules as to what one can and cannot put in a message. The same as if we were carrying on a conversation in the waiting room. The issue of hanging out too much on the computer...that is what my staff tells me I do

I can be back in my office and they can message me and tell me to get off my duff and get to work. Oops, there's a message now...see ya!
Leslie