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We estimated costs and savings of large-scale implementation. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Results. Participants were satisfied with the text-messaging intervention, had very few technical difficulties, and were interested in continuing. Patient-cancelled visits and no-shows trended downward from 53 to 37 and from 31 to 25, respectively. Participants also experienced a statistically significant reduction in emergency department visits, from 15 to 5 (difference of 10; 95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009\u2009=\u20092.2, 17.8; P\u2009=\u2009.01), and a borderline significant reduction in hospitalizations, from 3 to 0 (difference of 3; 95% CI\u2009=\u2009\u22120.4, 6.4; P\u2009=\u2009.08). <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions. Text message reminders are a feasible means of reaching homeless veterans, and users consider it acceptable and useful. Implementation may reduce missed visits and emergency department use, and thus produce substantial cost savings. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2105\/ajph.2014.302061","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,8,6]],"date-time":"2014-08-06T16:03:25Z","timestamp":1407341005000},"page":"S588-S594","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":61,"title":["Retaining Homeless Veterans in Outpatient Care: A Pilot Study of Mobile Phone Text Message Appointment Reminders"],"prefix":"10.2105","volume":"104","author":[{"given":"D. Keith","family":"McInnes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"D. Keith McInnes, Beth Ann Petrakis, Allen L. Gifford, Sowmya R. Rao, and Thomas K. Houston are with the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford VA Medical Center, Bedford, MA. Steven M. Asch is with VA Palo Alto Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto, CA. Thomas P. 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