These text messages ensure the target demographic — children 3 years old or below — are up-to-date with their pediatric care; the text messages may include reminders about checkups or information about age-specific healthcare. The goal is to keep young children on track for all the immunizations, screenings and preventative treatments that are recommended.
Physicians from Bloomington, Minn.-based Park Nicollet Clinics spoke with the Wall Street Journal about how the text message reminders have impacted their practice. Their physicians use CareWire, a text messaging service company focused on provider-to-patient communication. Almost 800 Park Nicollet Clinics patients have received text message reminders through this service, 70 percent of whom successfully scheduled a well-child checkup.
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