Ten years ago Smile Reminder saw an opportunity to offer text message appointment reminders to physician practices that were losing upwards of $200,000 a year because of missed appointments. Some of ...

SMS appointment reminders are one of the most effective ways of reducing no-shows and cancellations for any business that deals with customer appointments.The launch of AppointmentSMS.com.au gives ...

Data management company ProcessFlows has launched a service for the medical profession that sends an SMS to patients to remind them of their forthcoming appointment. Appointment ProcessFlows combines ...

Case study: 'Don't 4get ur doc app 2day... ' An SMS service is helping the NHS save time and reduce the number of appointments missed by patients. The Patient Care Messaging (PCM) software, which is ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Ipswich. Followed categories will be added to My News. West Moreton Hospital and Health Service introduced the text message provision after a patient survey ...

Sending patients text messages to remind them to attend their appointments is already proving a success for pioneering hospital trusts. Around eight per cent of patients do not turn up when the are ...

In the busyness of everyday life, it is easy to forget crucial appointments and tasks that need to be done, which can lead to missed deadlines or, even worse, a late diagnosis. Most people probably ...

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Mobile messaging company Mediaburst has revealed the results of a pilot programme at Hull and East Yorkshire Woman and Childrens Hospital, of an SMS-based patient appointments system. According to ...