The effect of integrating short messaging services reminders with electronic medical records on non-attendance rates

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-196

  Altuwaijri, Majid M ^a   Sughayr, Abdulrahman M ^b   Hassan, Mohamed A ^a   AlAzwari, Fahad M ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; SAUDI ARABIA; TEXT MESSAGING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SAUDI ARABIA; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84857163425     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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