Expanded Appointment Reminder Configuration
What’s New
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Appointment reminders can be configured for any day between 1 and 30 days before the appointment.
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A multi-select dropdown allows selection of multiple reminder days at once.
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An optional custom reminder day greater than 30 days (up to 90 days) can be configured.
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Selected reminder days are summarized within the dropdown for easy review.
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Validation prevents duplicate reminder days between dropdown and custom input.
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A maximum of 10 total reminder days (dropdown + custom) is enforced.
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Reminder delivery continues to use the existing SMS framework.
How It Works
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Navigate to the appointment reminder configuration settings.
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Open the reminder timing selector.
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Select one or more reminder days between 1 and 30 days before the appointment using the multi-select dropdown.
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Review the selected reminder days as summarized within the dropdown.
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If reminders are needed further in advance, enter a single custom reminder day greater than 30 and up to 90 days.
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The system validates that the custom day does not duplicate any selected dropdown value and that the total reminder count does not exceed 10.
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Save the configuration.
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The system schedules reminders for each configured day offset.
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Patients receive notifications automatically on each scheduled reminder day leading up to the appointment.
Benefits
- Allows practices to schedule appointment reminders up to 30 days in advance, with optional reminders beyond 30 days when needed.
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Provides greater flexibility in scheduling appointment reminders.
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Supports proactive patient communication well in advance of appointments.
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Reduces reliance on last-minute reminders only.
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Maintains consistent delivery, retry handling, and compliance safeguards.
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Improves clarity and control when configuring multiple reminder schedules.

