SMS interface

In order to use the SMS interface, special configuration is required. More details you can find here.

The SMS interface can be found as a button in the menu bar in the following areas:

Demographics

Medical history

Laboratory diagnostics

Male/Female examination

Individual cycles overviews


By clicking on the arrow next to the "New Message" button, you can select New SMS from the list.

The SMS interface can be also found as a button in a window where all medication from one cycle are listed.

Sending SMS

Buttons

	Saves the SMS without sending.
	Cancel the operation.
	Save and send the SMS.

Clickable Areas

	The current date is automatically inserted.
	Choose the person sending the SMS.
	Insert the mobile phone number of the patient. If the patient has a mobile phone number in the system, it will be automatically added. Pay attention to the phone number format. It has to begin with international country calling code. The code can be added manually by the user or automatically by MedITEX if the code is entered in SMS settings.
	The text field for your message. Right-click in this field gives the possibility to use existing and create new SMS templates in the form of textblocks.
	In this little box above the text box, you can see how many characters you have available.

SMS status

There are 6 possible statuses of a sent SMS message. In the field Protocol you can see the exact date and time when the message was created, saved, submitted etc.

	Draft
	Sending
	Sent (not yet delivered)
	Delivered
	Error: SMS could not be delivered
	Error: SMS could not be sent

Receiving SMS

Buttons

	Cancel the operation.
	Mark message as read.

SMS status

There are 2 possible statuses of a received SMS message. In the field Protocol you can see the exact date and time when the message was sent by a patient, received by MedITEX and read by user.