Use casesReplace spreadsheet follow-up

Replace spreadsheet follow-up

Follow-up that doesn't live in a spreadsheet.

Lists, sheets and call logs only work when someone keeps them. Coherent finds who needs following up in your PMS every day, sends the messages, answers the replies and puts approved bookings back in your diary. Everyone can see who's been contacted.

30 minutes. Bring your current lists, not patient details.

One follow-up list, two weeks

Illustration, names invented.

Illustration
Mon 07:00Twelve patients need following up this week.Mon 07:00Twelve patients need following up this week.
Mon 11:00Two receptionists call the same patient. Nobody logs it.Mon 09:00Each patient gets one message, in your clinic's voice.
ThuHalf the list is untouched. The phone keeps ringing.Tue 10:30Replies come into one inbox. A coordinator answers to your rules.
Next MonA new list starts. Last week's never finished.WedBookings land in your PMS. Everyone sees who's been contacted.

A list that's always behind, and no record of who was called.Worked through by Wednesday, with every contact on record.

Why spreadsheets slip

A spreadsheet can't tell you who's been called.

Spreadsheet follow-up starts with good intentions. Then the phone rings, the list grows and nobody knows where it got to.

1

No record of who was called

Two people call the same patient, and someone else gets missed.

What we do

Every message and reply is logged against the patient.

2

Tools held together by hand

Email tools, automations and call lists each do part of the job, and nobody is sure the automations still run.

What we do

One platform runs the programmes, with nothing to keep in sync.

3

Out of date by lunchtime

Patients book, cancel and reply all day. A sheet exported on Monday is wrong by Tuesday.

What we do

Coherent reads your PMS every day, so the list is always current.

How it runs

From list to booked.

The programmes run every day from your PMS. Your team sees every conversation, and steps in only when you want them to.

1Coherent

Spot

Coherent finds patients who need follow-up in your PMS: enquiries, cancellations, lapsed patients and open plans.

From your PMS

Needs follow-upFound
Already bookedSkipped
2Coherent

Message

Each patient gets one message, in your clinic's voice and on the timing you set.

Messages

First messageSent
Second nudgeIf no reply
3Coordinator

Reply

A coordinator approves every reply. Anything clinical goes straight to your team.

Reply

Can I come Thursday?Approved
Clinical questionYour team
4Coherent

Book

The approved booking goes into your PMS, and the patient's record shows every contact.

Your diary

Thu 17:30 · Chris L.Booked
Contact historyLogged
Your team grants access to your PMS and agrees the rules. We handle the setup.Talk through your lists

Your rules

You decide who hears from you, and when.

We agree the rules with you before anything goes live, and write them down so every coordinator follows them.

Which patients

Choose the groups the programmes follow up.

EnquiriesLapsed patients

How soon

Set when the first message goes out for each group.

Next morningAfter two weeks

Who's left out

Patients already booked, and anyone your team shouldn't contact.

Already bookedDo not contact

When to stop

Stop once a patient replies, or after the number of messages you set.

On replyAfter two

Works with your PMS

Runs on the PMS you already have.

Coherent reads your appointment history, so follow-up starts from your diary instead of an export.

Fit and limits

A strong fit when follow-up lives in a sheet.

Coherent replaces the lists, sheets and call logs your team keeps by hand. It doesn't replace your PMS.

A good fit

  • Follow-up runs on spreadsheets, call lists or sticky notes.
  • Nobody can say who's been called this week.
  • Email tools and automations each do part of the job.

Know the limits

  • Not a PMS: your diary stays where it is.
  • Not clinical: anything clinical goes straight to your team.
  • Runs on the PMSs we work with.
Across physio, chiropractic and allied health clinics.See where we're the wrong fit

Questions

What clinics ask about replacing spreadsheet follow-up.

Answers reviewed with our product team before publishing. Last updated 12 November 2026.

Ask us your own question
What happens to our existing lists?

You can stop keeping them. Coherent builds each list from your PMS every day, so there's nothing to export or update.

Will regular patients get chased?

No. The programme checks your diary first, so a patient with a future appointment isn't contacted.

Can our own team still make calls?

Yes. Your team can work from the Coherent inbox, and every call and message is logged against the patient.

Do we still need our email tool?

Only for newsletters, if you send them. Patient follow-up runs in Coherent.

Does it work with our PMS?

If your PMS is on our list, yes. Your team grants access and we handle the setup.

What does it cost?

One monthly price per programme, set by your appointment volume. We quote after the call.

30minutes

List walkthrough

Bring this week's list. See it run from your PMS.

A walkthrough of the patients on your current lists, found in your own PMS data, and who could be followed up for you.

Where does your follow-up live today?

See it on your own lists