Before creating the Appointment Reminder Set or a Recall Set, create the basic Reminder texts, emails, and/or voice message templates.

Appointment and Recall Reminders can be sent to your Patients by text, email, or voice.

• If you want the Patients to reply, text message reminders can be set up to support two-way communication for Appointment Reminders.

• The response feature is not available for Recall Reminders.

• Patients can be Opted-In/Out during:

• New Patient Registration

• Patient Modification

• Use the Appointment Reminder System Settings to Opt New Patients In or Out automatically.

• Existing patients will maintain their current Opted-In or Opted-Out status unless their demographic information is manually modified.

Add an Appointment Reminder Set

1. From Scheduling on the Left Side Menu, select the Patient Outreach button.

Reminder Sets can also be created in Schedule Setup.

2. Select the Appointment Reminders or Recalls Tab.
3. To Add a new Reminder Set, select the Add button.

• For an existing Appointment Reminder, select the Modify icon.

4. Copy Reminder: If you want to Copy an existing Reminder for a similar setup, select it from the dropdown.

• Leave as blank if creating a new Message.

5. Description: Enter a Description for the Reminder.
6. Active: The checkbox is selected by default.
7. Sender Email: Select the Sender Email from the dropdown.
8. Reminder Criteria: Use Filters that are applicable.

• If the field is left blank, it will include all in that category.
• Multiple selections can be made for each field.

9. Reminders Panel: Select the Add link to access the Appointment Reminder Delivery screen.

Delivery Panel

1. On the Add/Modify Reminder or Recall Delivery screen, select the Delivery Timing from the dropdown.

• Period of Time: Specify a period of time to send the Reminders Before or After an Appointment.

• Example: Send a Reminder 24 hours before the Appointment.

• Specific Day: Specify a specific day of the week and time to send the Reminder before the Recall or Appointment Date.

• Recommended for practices that do not want to send Reminders over the weekend, or want to control which day to send them on.

2. #: Enter the number of minutes/hours/days/weeks that correspond to the subsequent delivery selections.
3. Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks Dropdown:

• When Minutes or Hours are selected, reminders will be delivered relative to the actual appointment time.

• Example: 2 Hours before the Appointment.

• When Days or Weeks are selected, the Reminders will be sent the specified number of Days or Weeks before the Appointment.

4. Before Appointment/After Appointment Dropdown:

• The Reminder will be delivered by the specified date and time before or after the Appointment.

5. At Time:

• The Reminder will be delivered at the At Time specified.

• If At Time is left blank, the Reminders will be delivered at the scheduled Appointment time on the day specified.
• Example:

• Appointment Date: 09/26 at 2:00 PM
• The Reminder is set to be sent 2 days before the Appointment Date.
• The At Time is blank.
• The Reminder will be sent on 09/24 at 2:00 PM.

6. Delivery Preference: Select one or more checkboxes for how you want to deliver the Reminder.

• Text
• Email
• Voice

7. For each Delivery Preference that is selected, a new panel will open.

• Text Message Panel

• Add a new message by selecting Manage or select an existing message
• Learn More: Text Message Templates
• Text Responses Panel: If there is a Text Response that is attached to an existing message selected, the Text Responses panel will open. Modify as needed.
• Learn More: Text Responses

• Email Message Panel

• Email: Select an existing Email Message or create a new Email Message by selecting Manage from the dropdown.
• Learn More: Email Message Templates

• Voice Message Panel

• Select an existing template or select Manage to create a new Voice Message.

• Voice reminders are generated using Text-to-Voice technology.

• Learn More: Voice Message Templates

8. Select Save [F2].

Appointment Reminders/Recalls - Undelivered

The Appointment Reminders - Undelivered panel provides an overview of all Reminders that were not delivered.

• Scheduling > Appointment Reminders - Undelivered

1. Hover over the Error Status to view the Error Message.
2. Select the Modify icon to correct the Patient/Guarantor Contact Information.
3. Select Reminder History to view ALL Appointment Reminders.

Learn More

Message Templates for Appointment Reminders, Responses, and Recalls

Add/Modify a Text Reminder Response

Add/Register a New Patient

Opt-Out of Appointment Reminders on the Patient Dashboard

Modify a Patient's Information

Appointment Reminders System Settings

Sender Email Identities

Appointment Reminder Setup Examples