2-Way Secured Text Messaging

Stay connected with your patients through HIPAA-compliant two-way texting. Easily confirm appointments, answer questions, and share updates — all in a secure, centralized platform designed for healthcare.

Secure two-way text messaging

Talk to Your Patients, Not Their Voicemail

DoctorConnect's secure text messaging makes it easy for your staff to communicate with patients quickly, efficiently, and safely — without picking up the phone. Eliminate long hold times and voicemail tag while keeping every message secure and compliant. Whether it's appointment confirmations, prescription questions, or quick follow-ups, your team can respond instantly.

  • HIPAA-compliant secure messaging
  • Real-time texting between staff and patients
  • Automatic message logging for compliance
  • Reduce labor needed for outreach
  • Unlimited messaging
  • Safe for Protected Health Information (PHI)
  • Reduces call volume and voicemail backlog
Healthcare staff using 2-way messaging

One thread per patient

Reminders, replies and anything staff sent by hand stay together in the patient's own record. Sensitive messages can go as a secured link rather than plain text.

  • Text a single patient from their record, with their history beside you
  • Send as a secured link when the content should not sit in a phone's inbox
  • Automated reminders and staff messages appear in the same thread
  • Patient replies land inline, under the message they answered
The Texting tab inside a patient record in DoctorConnect, showing a compose box with a checkbox to send the message as a secured link, alongside the conversation history with an outgoing secured message and the patient's incoming reply.

Common questions

Are opt-outs handled automatically?

Yes. Patients who replied STOP, patients whose contact method is None, and patients with no valid mobile are all excluded before sending, and the exclusion list is shown on screen first.

How long can a text be?

600 characters, with a live counter. Longer messages get split into several by the carriers, which is why the limit is there.

Can I message only patients with an appointment soon?

Yes. Choose the groups, then set an appointment date range or use the next 7 days preset.

Can we text a number not in the system?

Yes, through a single-number send, which requires confirming you have permission to text that number before it will send.

Patients Prefer Text Messaging

89%

of patients say 2-way text messaging is their preferred way to communicate with healthcare providers.

40%

average reduction in phone-call volume for busy practices that adopt 2-way messaging.

75%

of patients are more likely to respond to appointment reminders via text.

80%

of missed calls from healthcare providers go unanswered — and unreturned.

Why Choose Us for Your Patient Communication Needs

With 80+ years of patient communication experience across our team, we know what works.

More Experience

80+ years of combined patient-communication know-how across our team.

Seamless Experience

Consolidate your tech stack — every communication channel in one place.

Best-in-Class Support

White-glove service at self-service rates. No more waiting on responses.

Ease of Use

No complicated interface or setup. Less stress on you and your team.

DoctorConnect team

Modernize Your Practice With Tools That Work as Hard as You Do

Amazing Reminders

Industry-leading interactive appointment reminders via text, email, or phone.

Digital Patient Forms

Mobile-friendly intake forms that reduce wait times and sync to patient records.

Recall and Retention

Rule-based recall messaging and intelligent scheduling that fills your calendar.

Automated Surveys

Collect feedback, boost reviews, and get alerts on negative feedback.

Automated Waitlist

Self-service waitlists with first-come invite automation that runs on autopilot.

Copay and Collections

Request and collect patient balances automatically — before or after visit.

Patient Scheduling

Patients self-book appointments online with our intelligent, customizable scheduler.

Telehealth

HIPAA-compliant video visits with reminders, forms, and secure links — all integrated.

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