Automated text message appointment reminders resulted in improvement in attendance at scheduled post-ED discharge outpatient follow-up visits and represent a low-cost and highly scalable solution to increase attendance at post-ED follow-up appointments, which should be further explored in larger sample sizes and diverse patient populations.
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