NOTE: Text invites are only available on Professional, Clinic, and Enterprise accounts. If you are on a Clinic or Enterprise account and do not see this feature, you'll need to request that it be turned on by the admin who manages your doxy.me account.
Text invites are a simple, secure, and convenient way to invite a patient to your doxy.me room. Every month providers around the world send over 1.5 million text message invites to their patients.
Important Note about Editing the Message
Changes you make to the invitation message are saved and will appear the next time you send an invite. Thus, if you enter a message that is only intended for that specific patient, be sure to delete that content after sending the invite. You can quickly do this by clicking on restore the default message.
Send a Text Message Invite
To send an invite, use the Invite Via button on the Dashboard, then select Text message. Once open, enter the patient's phone number and click send. If desired, you can also enter the date and time of the appointment. You may also choose to edit the message before sending. Just remember not to include protected health information (PHI) in the message.
Here's an example of what the invite will look like when the date and time are added.
Use Date and Time Shortcuts
Entering the date and time are optional. You may also choose to enter the time but not the date, or vice versa.
The date and time inputs use logic that is both flexible and efficient. For example, you may use your keyboard or your mouse to enter information. In addition, here are some additional time saving tips:
When entering the date you can choose to:
Use any of the following to separate the day, month, and year:
/ (slash)
. (period)
- (dash)
(space bar)
Enter single digits for the day or month. For example, you may enter 3 for March (versus entering 03).
Enter only the last two digits of the year.
When entering the time you can choose to:
Enter military time
Enter the hour and then hit the tab key. It will automatically assume AM or PM based typical office hours.
For example, if you enter 2 and then hit Tab key, it will automatically fill in 2:00pm as the time.
8-11 default to AM
12, 1-7 default to PM
Use any of the following to separate hour and minutes
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
(space bar)
Choose Your Patient's Language
You can send patient invites in 22 different languages using the language selector. Choosing a different language will change the invitation message to a translated version of doxy.me's default message. To be clear, if you have already edited the message, selecting a different language will not translate your customized message.
It will remember your selected language until you choose to change it to another language. In addition, it will list the three previously selected languages at the top of the list for easy access.
Edit Your Invitation
You can change the message of the invitation to personalize it to your needs. Changes you make will be remembered and displayed the next time you send an invite. Just remember to not put any Patient Health Information into the message.
Messages must contain less than 160 characters, including spaces. Your room link is counted, as well as the date and time information. We have found that being brief helps keep things simple for patients.
NOTE: An owner or admin on a Clinic or Enterprise account will need to enable editing messages if it is currently disabled.
Restore the Default Invitation
If you change the message and later decide to go back to doxy.me's original message, you can do this by clicking Restore default message under the text box.
IMPORTANT: If you see this button but do not believe you have changed the message, please click on the button to restore the default message.
Additional Resources
If you have any other questions, please contact our support team.