Healthcare Case study
SMS appointment reminders for a dental clinic
Automated SMS appointment reminders sent 24 hours and 1 hour before each visit, built on Twilio.
Overview
A dental clinic in Australia wanted patients reminded before their appointments without staff phoning them. We built a reminder system that sends an SMS through Twilio 24 hours and again 1 hour before each visit.
What we built
- An automated appointment reminder system
- SMS sending through Twilio
- Reminder timing rules: 24 hours and 1 hour before each appointment
- Automated patient communication in place of manual calls
Technology used
| Layer | Choice | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Application | PHP, MySQL | appointments and reminder rules |
| Messaging | Twilio | SMS reminders |
What happened next
- Delivered
The work described above was delivered to the client.
Could this be your project?
- Your product has to connect to payment, accounting, messaging or other third-party systems.
- You need a web application with user accounts, admin tools and reporting. Website and web app development
- You work in healthcare and want a team that has built for it before. Healthcare work
Questions about this project
What technology was used?
MySQL, PHP, Twilio.
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