2005 Press Releases

Nov
10-2005

Text flu-jab reminders a success in Lambeth with 44% patient participation

Using iPLATO’s Patient Care Messaging Dr Masterton & Partners practice in Lambeth has discovered that mobile messaging is the most effective tool for rapid communication with patients about immunisation. In a recent flu-jab campaign the practice administrator identified 152 patients due for a flu jab and sent them a text message requesting them to turn up for immunisation the following day or to decline the flu-jab clinic by reply text message. Within two minutes of sending the practice had received feedback from 32 of the contacted patients. In total 44% of the contacted patients responded to the flu jab campaign either by declining the clinic or by showing up, making it one of the most effective flu jab campaigns ever undertaken by the practice.

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Nov
9-2005

iPLATO Patient Care Messaging gets voice reminders through partnership

London, 8th November 2005: Business communication specialist, Premiere Global Services (PGS), and leading mobile healthcare messaging company iPLATO, today announced an alliance aimed at broadening their healthcare reminder offering to customers in the UK and Northern Europe. Under the agreement, iPLATO’s Patient Care Messaging service will now offer voice reminders alongside its traditional text messaging services, whilst PGS will integrate iPLATO’s mobile technology services into its healthcare Alerts and Notifications offering. Research shows that ten million GP appointments, four million practice nurse appointments and seven million outpatient appointments are missed annually and 30 per cent of these missed meetings are down to patients simply forgetting. [Read More]