To use SMSs you need to register with a company like SMS Broadcast (www.smsbroadcast.com.au) or other bulk text provider and:
1. set up an email to SMS account
2. buy a number of bulk texts
You can then send SMSs and SMS appointment REMINDERS to your patients.
You need to enter:
1. the patient’s mobile number in their Patient details (in the SMS field)
2. your provider name suffix in Admin / Personal Preferences / Alter / SMS provider suffix e.g.. @send.smsbroadcast.com.au
To use email
Enter email address in Patient Details / email or Doctors / Doctor details / email
In EzyPAASS you are able to;
1. Email a short message to a list of Patients or Doctors with or without a pdf attachment
Search in the normal way in Patients or Doctors
Enter an email subject and message at the bootom of the list
Click email or email with attachment.
(N.B. The attachment must be in pdf format and be placed in your EzyPAASS folder and be called email attach.pdf for Patients or Dr email attach.pdf for Doctors.)
2. Send SMSs to a list of Patients.
Search in the normal way
Enter a SMS subject and message at the bootom of the list
Click SMS.
3. Send SMSs OR email appointment REMINDERS.
Enter tomorrow’s Visits.
Search in Visits for Visits = Tomorrow’s date
Enter a REMINDER subject and message at the bootom of the list
Click Send Appointment REMINDERS.
(EzyPAASS will send an SMS or email REMINDER to each Patient in the list as long as all the appropriate information has been entered.)