Configuring SMS Replies

To identify the three areas of configuration for automated SMS Replies

As an automated facility in EXACT, SMS Replies relies on multiple configuration requirements in three integrated areas:

 

IMPORTANT:

  • Appointment reminders will only work if set for a future date; they do not function if set today for today.
  • Manually generated reminders must be manually processed: SMS Replies software is designed to function with automated reminders sent to Patients. The software links the pending appointment with the automated SMS Reminder, with the patient's SMS Reply. It is possible to manually contact single or multiple patients by means of SMS reminders, but in this case EXACT has no automatic means to link your sent SMS Reminder and the patient's SMS Reply with a pending appointment. So, if you manually create SMS Reminders, EXACT will always send the consequent SMS Replies to the Manage Replies List and to the SMS Replies Tab, for you to manually confirm who this is from, what it relates to, and what actions to take.

TIP: Use the Checklist as a starting point. It provides an overview of the configuration tasks and includes hyperlinks to specific task procedures.

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Checklist: Configure SMS Replies

Configure Email and SMS Parameters

Create automated Appointment Reminders

Create automated Appointment Follow-ups

Create automated patient surveys by SMS

Configuring Keywords for SMS Replies

See also...

SMS Replies

Overview of SMS Replies

Using the SMS Replies facility

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Checklist: Configure SMS Replies