How Can a Clinic Automate Appointment Reminders and Rescheduling?

import httpx from typing import List, Dict FHIR_BASE_URL = "https://ehr.clinic.org/fhir/r4" async def liberate_appointment_slot(appointment_id: str, auth_token: str) -> bool: headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {auth_token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"} patch_payload = { "resourceType": "Appointment", "id": appointment_id, "status": "cancelled", "cancelationReason": {"coding": [{"code": "pat-rescheduled", "display": "Patient Rescheduled"}]} } async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: res = await client.put(f"{FHIR_BASE_URL}/Appointment/{appointment_id}", json=patch_payload, headers=headers) return res.status_code == 200 async def cascade_waitlist_alerts(provider_id: str, slot_time: str, top_n: int = 3): # Fetch eligible waitlist entries matching provider and visit type async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: waitlist_res = await client.get( f"{FHIR_BASE_URL}/Appointment?practitioner={provider_id}&status=waitlist&_count={top_n}" ) candidates = waitlist_res.json().get("entry", []) # Trigger SMS notification to top candidates for item in candidates: patient_phone = item["resource"]["participant"][0]["actor"]["telecom"][0]["value"] # Dispatch SMS via Twilio or HIPAA telephony provider print(f"Alerting waitlisted patient {patient_phone} for slot: {slot_time}")