Dear Miss Manners: When a doctor’s receptionist calls to confirm your appointment and you are ... that the cure is worse than the disease. The reminder call is a kindness, so long as any request ...

VEText is a text-message-based appointment reminder system that alerts veterans to upcoming doctors appointments and allows them to easily confirm or cancel. The automatic system launched in March and ...

The reminder letter was sent with a stamped addressed postcard, which we asked the patient to return, so that the appointment could be confirmed. We also obtained details of the patient's socio ...