|Articles|January 31, 2020

Three Is A Magic Number - Appointment Reminder Strategy

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The appointment reminder simply ensures that scheduled appointments actually happen and helps reduce marketing costs to continue to acquire new patients. After analyzing the confirmation responses from approximately 20 million patients, we've uncovered what we believe is the best practice formula to most effectively remind patients of their appointments through automated messages.

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