For Podiatry Practices & Foot Care Specialists

Podiatry Postcards That
Keep Diabetic Patients on Schedule

Quarterly diabetic foot exam reminders, custom orthotics fitting recalls, and lapsed-patient reactivation cards. Pre-built playbooks for podiatry practices.

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5–7%
Direct mail response rate
on patient lists1
90 days
Quarterly diabetic
foot exam cadence
$220
Average podiatry
visit revenue

Diabetic Patients Skip Visits Until Something Happens.

Diabetic patients need a foot exam every 90 days — American Diabetes Association guidance. Most miss the cadence by months, leading to higher rates of ulcers, infections, and lost continuity-of-care revenue. A clinical-tone card 30 days before the next exam, paired with a front-desk call, keeps high-risk patients on schedule and protects against preventable complications.

What Doesn't Work

  • × Discount-led copy — clinical patients ignore it
  • × Texting older diabetic patients — opt-out heavy
  • × Generic "due for a visit" copy without medical framing
  • × Skipping the call follow-up — the demographic prefers it

What Does Work

  • ✓ Clinical-tone postcards 30 days before the quarterly exam
  • ✓ Photo of the podiatrist or care team
  • ✓ QR code that drops onto the booking page
  • ✓ Phone follow-up from the front desk to soft scanners

Pre-Built Podiatry Playbook

Diabetic Foot Care: Quarterly Recall Playbook — 3 waves over 45 days

W1

30 days before next exam — Diabetic Foot Care Reminder

"Your next diabetic foot exam is due in 30 days." Clinical tone, photo of the podiatrist, QR straight to the booking page. Frames the visit as ongoing care, not a marketing push.

W2

30 days before + 3 days — Phone Follow-Up

Front desk calls anyone who scanned the QR but didn't book. Pre-loaded script: "Saw you scanned our reminder — let's get your quarterly foot check on the calendar. Tuesday morning OK?"

W3

Day of exam due — Final Reminder

"Your foot exam is due this week." Concrete urgency for the 10–15% of patients who saw the first card but kept postponing. Patients past Wave 3 move to a higher-touch outreach list.

What You'll Actually Send

Four design styles, all themed for podiatry practices and ready to customize. Recall front, booking offer back — just pick the look that matches your practice.

Bold

Bold podiatry recall postcard design

Photo

Photo-led podiatry recall postcard design

Minimal

Minimal podiatry recall postcard design

Gradient

Gradient podiatry recall postcard design

How It Works

1

Pick the Diabetic Foot Care Recall Playbook

Wave timing, clinical-tone copy, and front-desk call scripts come pre-configured. You only customize the practice photo, podiatrist name, and branding.

2

Export Diabetic Patients From Your EHR

Pull from TRAKnet, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Epic, or Athena. Filter for patients with diabetic diagnosis codes and last visit 60–90 days ago. Upload the CSV.

3

Launch — First Wave Mails In 1–2 Days

Postcards print and drop into USPS within 1–2 business days. QR scans feed the call queue. Wave 2 phone follow-up schedules itself 3 days after Wave 1.

4

Front Desk Works the Lead Queue

Pre-loaded scripts handle the common deflections (feet feel fine, just had one, busy with PCP visits). Booked exams drop back into your EHR and the campaign retires the contact.

What Podiatry Practices Mail Most

Diabetic foot exam recall

Diabetic patients on a 90-day cadence get a clinical-tone card 30 days before the next exam date. Generates billable visits four times per year and protects against preventable complications — the practice's clinical recall foundation.

Custom orthotics fitting recall

Patients with orthotics older than 12–18 months get a refit reminder. Higher per-fitting revenue and longer-term patient retention. Run as a separate campaign on its own cadence from the same patient list.

Lapsed patient reactivation

Patients past 6 months get a higher-touch outreach — the front desk calls directly without postcard, since lapsed podiatry patients usually need a personal touch to re-engage.

Heel pain / plantar fasciitis acquisition

Neighborhood drops targeting middle-aged adults with active lifestyles, framed around heel pain and plantar fasciitis. The most common acquisition campaign for general podiatry — high search demand and clear treatment paths.

The Math on a 400-Patient Diabetic Foot Care Campaign

A typical podiatry practice with 400 diabetic patients on a quarterly recall cadence. Here's the math on a 3-wave campaign:

  • 400 patients × 3 waves = 1,200 cards × $0.79/card (Pro) = $948 spend
  • Recall response rate at 6% → 24 quarterly exams booked
  • Orthotic/follow-up attach at 30% → 7 additional visits
  • 24 exams × $220 + 7 follow-ups × ~$320 = ~$7,520 visit revenue per quarter

~7:1 ROI per quarter — recurring 4x per year on the same patient list.

Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

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$0/forever

Single-wave postcard campaigns · Unlimited contacts · From $1.05/piece

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$99/mo

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do podiatry postcards cost?

PostKnock podiatry postcards start at $1.05 per 4x6 postcard on the Free plan and drop to $0.79 on Pro. There are no setup fees, no minimums, and no contracts. You only pay for what you send. Pricing includes printing and USPS First-Class postage.

When should a podiatry practice mail a diabetic foot care reminder?

Mail the first reminder 30 days before the patient's next quarterly exam date. The American Diabetes Association recommends every 90 days, and most practices hold patients to that cadence. PostKnock auto-schedules each mailing from the last-visit date in your CSV.

What's the right tone for a diabetic foot care card?

Clinical and matter-of-fact. "Your quarterly foot check is due" outperforms "Don't risk a foot ulcer." Diabetic patients live with their condition daily and respond to credible care continuity, not alarm copy. Save the urgency tone for Wave 3 when the exam date passes.

How do I find diabetic patients in my practice software?

Pull from your EHR (TRAKnet, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Epic, Athena). Filter for patients with diabetic diagnosis codes (E11.x, E10.x) and last visit 60–90 days ago. PostKnock's import wizard auto-maps the CSV columns. You can layer additional filters for high-risk patients (neuropathy, prior ulcer, amputation history).

Can I run a custom orthotics fitting campaign off the same list?

Yes — as a separate campaign on a different cadence. Custom orthotics run a 12–18 month replacement cycle, and patients respond differently to fitting reminders than to clinical exam recalls. Run two parallel cadences from the same patient list with different copy and timing.

Does direct mail work for podiatry marketing?

Yes. Diabetic patients in particular respond well to physical mail because the demographic skews older and prefers tangible reminders to email or text. Quarterly exam recalls and orthotics fitting reminders both consistently deliver 5–7% response rates with phone follow-up.

How does the call follow-up work?

Three days after each postcard mails, the front desk gets a queue of warm leads to call. Pre-loaded scripts handle common deflections ("feet feel fine," "just had one," "busy with PCP visits"). Each call logs an outcome so subsequent waves know whether to retire the patient, push the offer, or escalate.

Is direct mail still worth it for a podiatry practice in 2026?

Yes. Quarterly diabetic foot exams generate billable visits four times per year, and the campaign costs less than a single missed appointment in revenue terms. Add custom orthotics fittings, ingrown toenail visits, and surgical follow-ups, and a postcard recall practice runs 10–15x ROI consistently.

Ready to Keep Diabetic Patients on Schedule?

Stop letting diabetic patients miss their quarterly exam. Start the clinical recall cadence that consistently rebooks foot care and protects against preventable complications.

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1 ANA (Association of National Advertisers), Response Rate Report 2023, published February 2024.