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Add an in-app message

Show a message to a patient or care team member inside Awell, and know when to use this instead of email.

A message shows content to a patient or a care team member: an alert for a caregiver, a reminder of a consultation, a brochure before treatment.

Sensitive content belongs in a message, not an email

  • Message shows the content inside Awell. Use it for anything sensitive, including protected health information and details of a patient's treatment or condition.
  • Send email delivers a plain templated email to an inbox. See Send email notifications.

An email sits in an inbox the care team doesn't control, so clinical detail belongs in an in-app message.

Add a message

  1. Double-click the step that will hold the message.
  2. Click Add action and choose Message.

The recipient sees the subject and content, not the action title

  • Action title. For co-builders and reviewers, not the recipient. Describe the content.
  • Recipient. Who receives it.
  • Subject. This becomes the activity title the patient sees in their overview, so write it for them.
  • Content. The message text, with rich media supported.

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