Office workers are accustomed to using computer calendars to manage their schedules, request meetings and accept them via email. For many busy professionals, receiving a reminder a day before the appointment is too late, because something else may have already been scheduled for that time. For many busy professionals, getting on their calendar in advance is key to reducing no-shows.

This is why DocMeIn includes attaches special instructions to all email messages relating to an appointment. These instructions enable patient's email software to update the patient's calendar with their appointment information, making sure the appointment is on their calendar as soon as it is scheduled. This prevents accidental scheduling of other events during that time, because patients will be reminded that this time is already taken. And because calendars are often synchronized to smartphones, appointment information is easily accessible on the go.