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Text marketing for doctors.

Streamline patient communication and reduce missed appointments with SMS reminders. 66% of people would rather text a business than call — and texts are read within minutes.

★★★★★ HIPAA-aware · TCPA-aligned · built for practices

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Riverside Family Medicine
● Verified business
Today 9:41 AM
Hi Jordan, reminder: your appointment with Dr. Lee is Tue at 9:15am ? Reply C to confirm.
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66%
prefer texting a business
3min
most texts are read within
98%
open rate on text messages
Why texting for your practice

Fewer no-shows, happier patients

Patients prefer texting — and reminders they actually see fill your schedule.

Set it and forget it

Automate appointment reminders and follow-ups — no ongoing manual effort from your front desk.

Reduce no-shows

Patients confirm or reschedule in a tap, so you fill the gap instead of staring at an empty slot.

Personalize at scale

Use templates with patient names, and send health-initiative graphics by MMS.

Meet patients where they are

Most patients prefer a text to a call or email — reach them on their terms.

Five ways practices use it

How medical offices use texting

From the reminder to the recall — here’s SMS at work in your practice.

Appointment reminders

Reminders patients actually see

Automated reminders with one-tap confirm or reschedule keep your schedule full and your phones quiet.

Day-before and day-of reminders
One-tap confirm or reschedule
Fewer empty slots
Sample text
Hi {first_name}, reminder: your visit with Dr. {provider} is {date} at {time} ? Reply C to confirm.
Pre-visit forms

Send intake forms ahead of time

Text a trackable link to your patient-portal or intake forms before the visit — less waiting, less data entry.

Trackable links to digital forms
Less front-desk data entry
Faster check-in
Sample text
Hi {first_name}! Please complete your intake forms before {date}: {link} — it speeds up your check-in ?
Recalls & follow-ups

Automatic recare reminders

Remind patients when they’re due for a physical, lab work, or a follow-up so nothing falls through the cracks.

Due-for-care reminders
Post-visit follow-ups
Recurring on your schedule
Sample text
It’s time for your annual physical, {first_name} ? Reply BOOK and we’ll find you a spot this month.
Reviews

Ask right after the visit

Send a direct link to your Google or Healthgrades page right after the appointment, while it’s fresh.

Auto-request after each visit
Direct review links
More 5-star reviews
Sample text
Thanks for visiting Riverside, {first_name}! ? Mind leaving a quick review? It really helps: {link}
Payment reminders

Text balances and secure pay links

Help patients stay on top of bills and boost cash flow with friendly balance reminders and a one-tap pay link.

Balance reminders
Secure one-tap pay links
Faster collections
Sample text
Hi {first_name}, you have a balance of {balance} with Riverside. Pay securely here: {link} ?
Steal these

Patient texts that fill the schedule

Personalize every text with merge tags like
Merge tags
{first_name}Patient first name
{provider}Doctor / provider
{date}Appointment date
{time}Appointment time
{balance}Outstanding balance
{link}Form, pay, or review link
{location}Which office
Custom fields
Track anything you want — names, dates, balances, or any detail you keep on a contact. If you can store it, you can merge it into a text.
Appointment reminder
Hi {first_name}, reminder: your visit with Dr. {provider} is {date} at {time} ? Reply C to confirm.
✓✓ Delivered
Intake form
Welcome, {first_name}! Please complete your forms before your visit: {link} ?
✓✓ Delivered
Recall / recare
It’s time for your annual physical, {first_name} ? Reply BOOK and we’ll find you a spot.
✓✓ Delivered
Review request
Thanks for visiting Riverside, {first_name}! ? A quick review helps us a lot: {link}
✓✓ Delivered

Built for every kind of practice

Primary & family care

Keep the schedule full with reminders, recalls, and reviews — without adding to your front desk’s load.

Sample text
Reminder: {first_name}’s annual physical is {date} at {time} ? Reply C to confirm. See you soon!
Specialists

Coordinate referrals, pre-op instructions, and follow-ups across longer care journeys.

Sample text
Pre-visit note for {first_name}: please arrive 15 min early and bring your referral. Reply with any questions.
Urgent & walk-in care

Text wait-time updates, send forms ahead, and request reviews to stand out locally.

Sample text
Thanks for visiting, {first_name}! Your visit summary and any instructions are here: {link} ?
Pediatrics

Reach busy parents with friendly reminders, well-child recalls, and easy rescheduling.

Sample text
Hi! {child}’s well-child visit is {date} at {time} ? Reply C to confirm or R to find a better time.
Multi-location groups

Run every office from one dashboard with a private number and consistent templates per location.

Sample text
Reminder from your {location} office: {first_name}, you’re booked {date} at {time}. Reply C to confirm.
Telehealth

Send secure visit links, reminders, and follow-ups for virtual care that runs on time.

Sample text
Your telehealth visit with Dr. {provider} starts at {time} ? Join here when it’s time: {link}
Privacy first

Mindful of patient privacy

Patient communication deserves extra care. We help you keep it compliant and consent-based.

HIPAA-aware
Need HIPAA compliance for PHI? Get patient opt-in, use secure systems, and contact us.
Consent & opt-out
TCPA-aligned opt-in capture and one-tap STOP on every message.
Here when you need us

Set up fast — humans when you need them

Run your practice, not a phone tree. Get going on your own and reach a real person when you need one.

Self-serve setup in minutes
Your number, templates, and reminders live the same day.
Connects to your tools
Sync Google, scheduling, and billing through Zapier.
Your list is yours
Export patient contacts anytime — no lock-in.

Loved by thousands of organizations

“Textspot has saved me a lot of time and phone calls, and it’s easy for people to respond. The cost can’t be beat!”

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Mary B.
Health Manager

“Great product! Easy to use, easy navigation, very reasonably priced. It does exactly what I need it to do.”

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Elizabeth V.
Owner / Operator

“It’s a very convenient tool to reach out to the public and members of our organization — and support is great.”

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Heather T.
Administrative Assistant

Medical texting, frequently asked

Is TextSpot HIPAA compliant?

HIPAA can’t be ignored, and texts leave a record. With proper patient opt-in and secure systems, SMS can be part of a compliant workflow — contact us about HIPAA compliance for protected health information.

What should a reminder include?

Keep it simple: the date, time, and location, plus an easy one-click or single-letter way to confirm or cancel.

Can patients reply?

Yes. Two-way messaging lets patients confirm, reschedule, or ask a question right from the reminder.

Does it integrate with my systems?

Yes — TextSpot connects to hundreds of tools through Zapier, including Google, scheduling, and billing platforms.

Reduce no-shows, fill your schedule

Streamline patient communication and get in front of the 98% who open texts. Start a free trial today.

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