University of Pennsylvania-Perelman School of Medicine: Text Instructions, Reminders Boost Rates of Colonoscopies
August 27, 2019
August 27, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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- Automated text message conversations increased rate of colonoscopies from 62 to 90 percent
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Having simple text conversations with patients one week before they are scheduled for a colonoscopy dramatically decreased the "no-show" rates, according to a recent study . . .
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- Automated text message conversations increased rate of colonoscopies from 62 to 90 percent
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Having simple text conversations with patients one week before they are scheduled for a colonoscopy dramatically decreased the "no-show" rates, according to a recent study . . .