February 6, 2018
3 Ways to Send Patient Prescription Reminders
When a patient forgets to take their medication, or takes it at the wrong time, it can hamper their treatment or even delay recovery. Their treatment then becomes more expensive and time-consuming for them and their doctor.The last few years have seen the rise of smartphones, and with it, the opportunity to send reminders. The most well-known way to do this is via text message. These have been proven to be an effective way to reduce patient no-shows. However, they’re expensive. It isn’t scalable for most healthcare providers to do this as a way to send prescription reminders to patients.
