Reminder is one of the modules in MetoCRM, the medical tourism CRM built for clinics and health tourism agencies. The sections below cover what it does in day-to-day work.
Nothing in a treatment journey happens on the same day
A medical tourism case is a sequence of dates spread over months: a quote to revisit, a deposit deadline, pre-operative tests, a flight, a transfer, a follow-up call after the patient is home. Every one of them is somebody's responsibility on a day that is not today, which is precisely why they get missed.
Reminders put those dates in the system rather than in a consultant's head. They can be set against a specific patient or as a general reminder, and they surface when they are due rather than when somebody happens to think of them.
- Set reminders for anything that must be remembered later
- Choose between patient-specific and general reminders
- Keep a well-organised schedule across a long treatment journey
- Reduce the risk of overlooking an important task
- Stop relying on memory and personal notes
Reminders and follow-up do different jobs
A reminder is a date you must not miss. A follow-up is a deliberate contact in a sales sequence. Clinics that use one for both end up either interrupting themselves constantly or missing the dates that actually matter.
Used together, the pattern is straightforward: reminders for the fixed calendar — deposit deadlines, tests, travel, the post-treatment call — and follow-up for the pursuit of a decision. Notifications and the mobile app then deliver both to a consultant who is rarely at a desk. The reminder guide covers setting them.
Making them stick
Set the reminder at the moment the commitment is made, in the same conversation, rather than intending to add it later. Anything recorded later is recorded selectively, and it is always the awkward ones that get forgotten.
For dates that repeat across every patient, automation is usually the better tool — reminders are for the specifics that do not fit the pattern.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, and it usually should be. Reminders can be set against a patient or created as general reminders for work that is not tied to one case.
A reminder marks a date you must not miss. A follow-up is a planned contact in a sales sequence. Most clinics need both, and mixing them means either constant noise or missed deadlines.
Reminders surface when they fall due, and notifications reach the web panel and the mobile app, which matters for consultants who are with patients rather than at a desk.