Prompt MyMedicare Registration
Send SMS messages to patients about their MyMedicare registration.
Before you begin
Patient Preferences > SMS Preferences field, you must record the patient's consent. For more information, see
Record a Patient's Consent to Receive SMS.Tip:
SMS charges apply for each
SMS.
About this task
Procedure
To send an SMS to a patient:
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From the
Patient Search or 
Patient Queue, select a patient.
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In the floating navigation bar, click
Visit.
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In the Visit panel's header, click
Edit.
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In the section, click
SMS MyMedicare link to patient.
Note:If a patient has not consented to receive SMS messages, theSMS MyMedicare link to patient field is
unavailable. -
In the Send SMS to Patient panel, from the
Phone number list, select the recorded phone number
or enter a valid new phone number to which you want to send SMS.
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In the Message Template field, a template is selected
based on the patient's MyMedicare registration status. Its associated message is
displayed in the Message field:
- To change the template, from the Template list, select an appropriate template based on the patient's MyMedicare registration status.
- If required, to customise the default message or URL, in the Message field, select a value and update it.
- To create a new message, from the Template list, select Blank and in the Message field, enter your message.
- To insert fields for which relevant data is substituted when the SMS is sent, click + Add Field.
Tip:- The patient cannot reply to this SMS message.
- To change the sender name, select
user > 
Settings > Centre > Patient Messaging. For more information, see SMS Sender Name.
- Click Send.
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