Medical Appointment Reminders
Introduction for
Simplify the creation and management of medical appointment reminders.
Details for
Challenge
When patients miss appointments, it can cause huge administrative strain. Automated reminders can reduce the frequency of missed appointments. Hospitals can ensure that patients receive notice of their upcoming appointment, and can confirm their availability.
Hospitals need to be reminding patients to keep their show rate up. Automated appointment reminders are one of the only ways to keep. Reminder systems that can properly handle patient appointment reminders are the only way staff can manage so many patients.
Solution
SimplyDigital Hospital offers the Medical Appointment Reminders use case. This use case is a process which ensures that patients are notified of their appointments at an ahead of time. By doing so, it also reduce the negative affects caused when a patient doesn't show up.
Medical appointment reminder automation is a huge part of how modern hospitals communicate with patients. Sending reminder texts, phone calls, and other types of reminder messaging reduces no shows.
Steps to Success
- Using API connections allows the solution to integrate with existing scheduling systems. Whenever you create new appointments, it can then send reminders automatically.
- One method for sending reminders is SMS text messages. Recipients consistently read their text messages, which makes this option a huge advantage. A variety of other communication methods are also available to add layers of certainty that patients will get their reminders.
- Patients who receive a reminder can respond to confirm their appointment. Other systems can take in this information and make use of it. This allows for certainty that a patient knows when their appointment is, which minimizes the need for manual reminders.