Clinical Chat: responding to a chat

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Published 11/09/2018 at 1:01am UTC

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SecureVideo Clinical Chat is an encrypted, in-browser chat that SecureVideo account holders can use to communicate with their session participants, and/or with other account holders in the organization. Chat messages and files transferred through chat are encrypted in transit and at rest.

 

If you would like to disable (or re-enable) SecureVideo Clinical Chat on your account, please contact the Support team at [email protected] from the email address associated with your organization's Account Administrator.

 

Clinical Chat messages (or files sent through chat) are retained for 24 hours before they are automatically and permanently deleted. For file transfers, each user can upload up to 200MB at a time, and up to 1GB per day.

 

This support article illustrates how to respond to a chat invite. 

 

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Respond to a chat when you have an account

1a. While logged into your account, click on the "Chat" tab along the top of the page. If there are unread messages, there will be a red badge number on it.

Chat tab with red number "1" on it, to indicate unread messages

 

1b. Or, if you definitely have unread messages, click on the "unread notifications" message in the lower right hand corner of the page.

Unread chat message notification

 

 

2. You will land on the last read chat thread by default, where you can view unread messages, if any. If you have any other chat threads with unread messages, a red badge will appear on the chat group to the left, with a number indicating how many unread messages there are in that thread. Click on a chat group to view that thread.

Example of an unread notifications message on another group thread

 

 

3. After clicking into the chat thread you want, enter your reply into the textbox at the bottom of the page and click "Send".

 

 

Respond to a chat when you have an invitation

1. If you received an invite by SMS invite, tap on the link in the text message. 

SMS chat invite

 

Or, if you received an invite by email, click on the link in the message.

Email invite to chat session

 

 

2. If you have multiple chat groups, you will land on the last read chat thread by default, where you can view unread messages, if any. If you have any other chat threads with unread messages, a red badge will appear on the chat group to the left, with a number indicating how many unread messages there are in that thread. Click on a chat group to view that thread.

Chat screen with unread message badge on a group thread

 

3. Enter your reply into the textbox at the bottom of the page and click "Send".

 

 

Respond to a chat if you have an access code

If the access code is for a chat session

1. Your host should have provided you, the session invitee, with a 9-digit Access Code for the session you want to join. Go to hub.securevideo.com/chat to enter it, and then click "Go" to be taken to the chat screen.

 

Chat access code input field

 

 

2. You will land on the last read chat thread by default, where you can view unread messages, if any. If you have any other chat threads with unread messages, a red badge will appear on the chat group to the left, with a number indicating how many unread messages there are in that thread. Click on a chat group to view that thread, then type your reply into the textbox at the bottom of the page and click "Send". 

Example of chat window, with arrows pointing to the text input field and "Send" button 

  

 

If the access code is for a video session

1. If you are on a waiting room page for a video session, click on the "Chat" tab along the top of the page.

Chat tab

 

OR the "unread notifications" message in the lower right hand corner of the page.

Unread chat message notification

 

 

2. You will land on the last read chat thread by default, where you can view unread messages if any. If you have any other chat threads with unread messages, a red badge will appear on the chat group to the left, with a number indicating how many unread messages there are in that thread. Click on a chat group to view that thread.

Chat screen with unread message badge on a group thread

 

 

3. Enter your reply into the textbox at the bottom of the page and click "Send".

 

 

How to send an attachment

1. While on the chat thread you would like to upload a file to, click on the paperclip icon in the lower right hand corner. 

Paperclip icon 

 

 

2. Drag and drop the file you wish to send on the blank space that appears, or click on the sentence in the box to select a file to upload.

  • Use the "Cancel" button if you don't want to attach a file after all.

Upload area, or cancel button

 

 

How to delete a message

1. Click on the trash can icon underneath the message you would like to delete (to the right of the date/timestamp).

  • If you have a Host role, you can delete any message in a thread. Otherwise, you can only delete your own messages.

Trashcan icon to delete a message

 

 

This article was last reviewed by our Support team on November 8, 2018.