Appointments SMS Text Messaging
Appointments Overview
From Vision+ Practice Reports you can send Appointment SMS text message reminders to a group of patients. This process can either be automated as part of a daily schedule or you can search for appointments and send instant SMS text message appointment reminders. Patients can also cancel their appointment via text messaging:
This section explains how to:
- Design your text message template, see Creating an Appointment Reminder SMS Message Template for details.
- Send instant appointment reminders, see Sending Appointment Reminder SMS Texts for details.
- Create a search and send automated reminders, see Sending Instant Appointment Reminders and Automating Appointment SMS Reminders for details.
- Appointment cancellation via SMS, see Appointment Cancellation via SMS for details.
- Run a report on sent Appointment SMS Messages, see Appointment SMS Text Message Reports for details.
View the following video to see how the appointment reminder text messaging process works:
How the Appointment Reminder Text Messaging Process Works (0:42)
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