Would love too hear more about this, as we are looking for a solution too. 

> Good comment.
> Another feature suggestion
> You might to ask the person to press 1 to confirm or 2 to leave a message if 
> the appointment is not going to be kept or 0 to reach the receptionist to 
> reschedule the appointment.
> 
> Ron
> 
> On 26/04/2013 7:06 AM, Chris Bagnall wrote:
>> On 26/4/13 10:38 am, jg wrote:
>>> they are currently calling patients. I think these calls apply only to a
>>> certain fraction of the patients, who are difficult to contact by other
>>> methods.
>> 
>> I suspect there will be different requirements depending on how 'helpful' to 
>> patients you wish to be. At the very simplest end of the scale, you could 
>> simply call the patient's number and remind them of their appointment on <dd 
>> hhmm>, then disconnect.
>> 
>> However, the OP probably wants something a little more sophisticated than 
>> that. At the very least, you would want some method of handling shared 
>> numbers (e.g. a shared dwelling with a single phone), so you didn't 
>> inadvertently advertise a patient's appointment to someone else who answered 
>> the phone. So you would at the very minimum want a simple IVR that says "We 
>> are trying to reach Mr. Joe Bloggs. If this is he, press 1 now, otherwise 
>> please hang up."
>> 
>> Going beyond that, you might want your reception staff, when booking 
>> appointments, to ask the patient when they would like their reminder call - 
>> the day before, an hour before, etc. etc. (and if the day before, would they 
>> prefer it in the morning, afternoon, or evening).
>> 
>> As others have said, the OP might be best advised to request (paid) 
>> assistance with the project on the [asterisk-biz] list.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Chris
> 
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