You can chat with your patients through the Patient Portal. Praccies will get an email notification when a patient sends a message.
On this page:
- Patients start a Chat
- Patients views existing Chats
- Praccie starts a Chat from Activity Feed
- Praccie views existing Chat
Patients start a Chat
Step 1. Log into Patient Portal -> select Courses from the main dashboard menu (or view course) -> select View Course -> select Send Message -> enter message text -> select Send Message. See images below.
Please note: A patient can only start a chat with a praccie if they are enrolled in a course.
Patients views existing Chat
Step 2. Select Chat from the main dashboard menu -> select a chat from the list for a full history and to respond -> read messages and reply. See images below.
Praccie Start Chat from Activity Feed
Step 3. Log in to your SimpleClinic practitioner application -> select Activity Feed from the main left hand menu -> select the chat icon next to the patient name and activity listing -> enter chat text -> select Send. See images below.
Please note: A praccie can only start a chat with a patient if they have opened their course (which creates a record in the activity feed).
Praccie views existing Chat
Step 4. Log in to your SimpleClinic practitioner application -> select Chat from the main left hand menu -> select the patient name from the list to see the history and to respond.