Email templates are useful for campaigns that will be used regularly, or even on the off chance that they will be useful again in the future.
Note: These templates are different from the templates in Practice Settings.
Explore this video for an in-depth walkthrough.
To create or edit an email template, follow the steps below:
- Navigate to the System Menu > select Patient Engagement.
- Select Templates on the left side menu.
- Select the Email Templates tab.
- Click Add on the top-right to create a new one.
- Or, you can click on one of the existing templates to edit it.
Enter the following details:
- Name: Enter a name that represents the general use of this template.
- Campaign Type: Select whether this message will be used for General purposes, Appointment Reminders, Appointment Confirmations, Appointment Notifications, Birthday Greetings, New Patient Greeting, Patient Re-Engagement, Automated Recall, or Promotion.
- Response Required: If your selected campaign type is General, you can choose whether a response should be required from the patient. If this campaign type is Appointment Confirmation, this field will be automatically marked as 'Yes'. If so, you will need to include a response link in the body of your message.
- Email Subject: Enter the subject of the email.
- You can either click on Insert > select Insert response link.
Or,
- Select Button > Confirm Appointment.
- Enter Email Subject and Content Subject as you would like it to appear to your recipient.
- Use the @ symbol to create auto-populated fields such as the appointment time and date or your office's phone number.
- Use the Formatting Toolbar to insert images, include your social media links, or format the text and body appearance.
- Include the "Add to Calendar" link on Email Campaigns.
- Click Save.
For Example:
- You will receive a toast notification stating 'Template created successfully'.
- This template is now ready to be included in an outgoing campaign.
Practices can use this simple guide to learn about creating an email campaign template in CareStack.