For Podiatry Practices & Foot Care Specialists

Diabetic Foot Care:
Quarterly Recall Playbook

A focused 3-wave recall playbook for diabetic patients due for their quarterly foot exam. Clinical-tone postcards plus front-desk follow-up keep at-risk patients on schedule.

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5–7%
Direct mail response rate
on patient lists
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 patients miss the cadence by months. The consequence is a higher rate of ulcers, infections, and hospitalizations — and lost continuity-of-care revenue for the practice. A clinical-tone card 30 days before the next exam, paired with a front-desk call, keeps high-risk patients on schedule. The campaign generates billable visits 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

The Playbook

3-Wave Campaign — over 45 days

W1
Wave 1 — 30 days before next exam

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
Wave 2 — 30 days before + 3 days

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
Wave 3 — Day of exam due

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.

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.

The Math

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.

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FAQs

When exactly should the first card mail?

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

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

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.

Should I mention the podiatrist by name?

Yes. Diabetic patients build long-term relationships with their podiatrist — "Dr. Nguyen has your file ready for your quarterly check" outperforms "It's time for your visit" by a wide margin. PostKnock pulls the provider name from your CSV mapping.

Can I run an orthotics campaign off the same list?

Yes — but as a separate campaign on a different cadence. Custom orthotics fittings 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.

What about patients past 6 months?

Move them to a separate "high-touch outreach" segment. Patients past 6 months on a diabetic foot exam cadence often have changed PCPs, moved, or lapsed clinically — the front desk should call directly with no postcard, since the relationship needs a personal touch to restart.

Ready to Keep Diabetic Patients on Schedule?

Stop letting diabetic patients miss their quarterly exam. Start the 3-wave clinical recall cadence that consistently rebooks 5-6% of patients within 45 days.

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