Sunday, May 15, 2011

Emails and Text Messages Made Easy

Our most recent version of KIP Deluxe 11.5 includes more ways to use email.

Now you can save templates of emails and send them to patients with a click.

You can use email to:
  • remind patients of upcoming appointments
  • tell patients their orthotics or eyeglasses are in
  • you can even send birthday wishes using email
You are limited only by your imagination.

To set up email in KIP, you will need to go to Preferences, then Electronic Claims and Email Preferences.

Enter your Email Return Address such as me@aol.com  (This is the return address that will appear on your email.)

Once you have entered your Email Return Address, you are ready to go.

To send an email, use the email icon:

Email Icon on Patient Information Screen



When you click on the email icon, and the email window will appear.


Click on an email template in the Templates list to use a pre-formatted email, or just write an email and save it as a template for future use.

Use <First_Name> and <Last_Name> to automatically enter the patient's first and last names.

Then click the SEND EMAIL button, and away it goes.

Many practices are now requiring their patient's email address to allow for more efficient communication with their patients.



Sending Text Messages with KIP

You can also use this email functionality to send text messages to your patients. 

For example, if your patient's cell phone is on the Verizon network, use their phone number in the following format (entering the cell phone number instead of the xxxxxxxxxx):

xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com

and the message will be received as a text message instead of an email.

Below, find text message formats for other cell phone providers.

3 River Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@sms.3rivers.net
Advantage Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@advantagepaging.com
AirVoicexxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Airtouch Pagersxxxxxxxxx@airtouch.net
Airtouch Pagersxxxxxxxxx@airtouchpaging.com
Airtouch Pagersxxxxxxxxx@alphapage.airtouch.com
Airtouch Pagersxxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
AllTelxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltel PCSxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltelxxxxxxxxx@alltelmessage.com
Ameritech Pagingxxxxxxxxx@pageapi.com
Arch Pagers (PageNet)xxxxxxxxx@archwireless.net
Arch Pagers (PageNet)xxxxxxxxx@epage.arch.com
AT&Txxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net
Bell South (Blackberry)xxxxxxxxx@bellsouthtips.com
Bell South Mobilityxxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell Southxxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell Southxxxxxxxxx@sms.bellsouth.com
Bell Southxxxxxxxxx@wireless.bellsouth.com
Bluegrass Cellularxxxxxxxxx@sms.bluecell.com
Boost Mobilexxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
Boostxxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
CallPlusxxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Carolina Mobile Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@cmcpaging.com
Cellular One East Coastxxxxxxxxx@phone.cellone.net
Cellular One PCSxxxxxxxxx@paging.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One South Westxxxxxxxxx@swmsg.com
Cellular One Westxxxxxxxxx@mycellone.com
Cellular Onexxxxxxxxx@message.cellone-sf.com
Cellular Onexxxxxxxxx@mobile.celloneusa.com
Cellular Onexxxxxxxxx@sbcemail.com
Cellular Southxxxxxxxxx@csouth1.com
Central Vermont Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@cvcpaging.com
CenturyTelxxxxxxxxx@messaging.centurytel.net
Cingular (GSM)xxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Cingular (TDMA)xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Cingular Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@mobile.mycingular.net
Cingularxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Communication Specialistsxxxxxxx@pageme.comspeco.net
Cook Pagingxxxxxxxxx@cookmail.com
Corr Wireless Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@corrwireless.net
Dobson Communications Corporationxxxxxxxxx@mobile.dobson.net
Dobson-Alex Wireless / Dobson-Cellular Onexxxxxxxxx@mobile.cellularone.com
Edge Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@sms.edgewireless.com
GCS Pagingxxxxxxxxx@webpager.us
GTExxxxxxxxx@gte.pagegate.net
GTExxxxxxxxx@messagealert.com
Galaxy Corporationxxxxxxxxx@sendabeep.net
GrayLink / Porta-Phonexxxxxxxxx@epage.porta-phone.com
Houston Cellularxxxxxxxxx@text.houstoncellular.net
Inland Cellular Telephonexxxxxxxxx@inlandlink.com
JSM Tele-Pagexxxxxxxxx@jsmtel.com
Lauttamus Communicationxxxxxxxxx@e-page.net
MCI Phonexxxxxxxxx@mci.com
MCIxxxxxxxxx@pagemci.com
Metro PCSxxxxxxxxx@metropcs.sms.us
Metro PCSxxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
MetroPCSxxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
Metrocall 2-wayxxxxxxxxx@my2way.com
Metrocallxxxxxxxxx@page.metrocall.com
Midwest Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@clearlydigital.com
Mobilecom PAxxxxxxxxx@page.mobilcom.net
Mobilfonexxxxxxxxx@page.mobilfone.com
Morris Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@beepone.net
NPI Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@npiwireless.com
Nextelxxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Nextelxxxxxxxxx@page.nextel.com
Ntelosxxxxxxxxx@pcs.ntelos.com
Omnipointxxxxxxxxx@omnipoint.com
Omnipointxxxxxxxxx@omnipointpcs.com
OnlineBeepxxxxxxxxx@onlinebeep.net
PCS Onexxxxxxxxx@pcsone.net
Pacific Bellxxxxxxxxx@pacbellpcs.net
PageMartxxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
PageOne NorthWestxxxxxxxxx@page1nw.com
Pioneer / Enid Cellularxxxxxxxxx@msg.pioneerenidcellular.com
Price Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@mobilecell1se.com
ProPagexxxxxxxxx@page.propage.net
Public Service Cellularxxxxxxxxx@sms.pscel.com
Qualcommname@pager.qualcomm.com
Qwestxxxxxxxxx@qwestmp.com
RAM Pagexxxxxxxxx@ram-page.com
ST Pagingpin@page.stpaging.com
Safaricomxxxxxxxxx@safaricomsms.com
Satelindo GSMxxxxxxxxx@satelindogsm.com
Satellinkxxxxxxxxx.pageme@satellink.net
Simple Freedomxxxxxxxxx@text.simplefreedom.net
Skytel Pagersxxxxxxxxx@email.skytel.com
Skytel Pagersxxxxxxxxx@skytel.com
Smart Telecomxxxxxxxxx@mysmart.mymobile.ph
Southern LINCxxxxxxxxx@page.southernlinc.com
Southwestern Bellxxxxxxxxx@email.swbw.com
Sprint PCSxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Sprintxxxxxxxxx@sprintpaging.com
SunComxxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
Surewest Communicationsxxxxxxxxx@mobile.surewest.com
T-Mobilexxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
TIMxxxxxxxxx@timnet.com
TSR Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@alphame.com
TSR Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@beep.com
Teletouchxxxxxxxxx@pageme.teletouch.com
Telusxxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com
The Indiana Paging Coxxxx@pager.tdspager.com
Tritonxxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
US Cellularxxxxxxxxx@email.uscc.net
USA Mobilityxxxxxxxxx@mobilecomm.net
Unicelxxxxxxxxx@utext.com
Verizon PCSxxxxxxxxx@myvzw.com
Verizon Pagersxxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
Verizonxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
Virgin Mobilexxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
Virgin Mobilexxxxxxxxx@vxtras.com
WebLink Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
West Central Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@sms.wcc.net
Western Wirelessxxxxxxxxx@cellularonewest.com
Wyndtellxxxxxxxxx@wyndtell.com