Cadena Family Practice
Constant phone calls and voicemails were slowing down this Texas family practice — until two-way texting freed up staff time, cut no-shows, and made room for rapid growth during COVID-19.

From day one, OhMD gave Cadena Family Practice's staff back their time — and gave patients a faster, easier way to stay connected to their care.
Office Administrator Julia Cadena noticed her staff was overwhelmed by constantly ringing phones and a backlog of voicemails, hurting both productivity and quality of care. In February 2020, the practice adopted OhMD as its patient communication platform — right before COVID-19 reshaped how they'd need to operate.
1-2
Hours
Saved per day for front desk staff
2
Hours
Saved per day for nursing staff on refill and results calls alone
20
Patients
Acquired every two weeks during the pandemic
Challenge
Ringing phones. Endless voicemails.
Traditional phone lines couldn't scale to meet patient demand during busy lunch breaks or before/after school hours, leaving patients unable to get through and staff buried in voicemails. Prescription refill calls, appointment scheduling, and intake paperwork — printed, faxed, scanned, and filed by hand — all ate into staff time that could otherwise go toward patient care.
Solutions
Feature 1
Two-way asynchronous texting
Patients and providers now message on their own time, on or off business hours, letting the team distribute inquiries efficiently instead of racing to answer live calls.
Feature 1
Broadcast reminders and eForms
Appointment reminders go out to patient lists in a few clicks, and intake or consent forms are sent as text links — eliminating printed packets and cutting down on no-shows.
Feature 3
One-click video visits and EHR sync
Nurses and providers launch video visits with a single click, and conversation content exports directly into Athenahealth, keeping patient charts up to date without extra manual work.
Real world results for a high volume practice
Since adopting OhMD, Cadena Family Practice has reclaimed hours of staff time every day — while seeing more patients and keeping them safer during COVID-19.
1–2 hours
saved per day for front desk staff
2 hours
saved per day for nursing staff on refill and results calls alone
20 patients
new patients acquired every two weeks during the pandemic

Don’t take our word for it
"Adding OhMD to our practice has been one of the best decisions we have made."
Julia Cadena
Office Administrator, Cadena Family Practice