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- The messages may be delivered by a number of methods. The messaging module supports a number of methods including SMS and Twitter. For an initial iteration, the SMDM should support delivery of messages via SMS. Therefore the SMDM will need to be cognizant of the character limitations of the intended message delivery mechanism - for example, SMS supports transmission of a message up to 160 characters.
- The messages may be delivered to any single recipient or a group of recipients within OpenMRS. The SMDM can assume that the addresses for these recipients are already stored via the messaging module. End users of the SMDM may wish to specify a cohort of patients. The reporting module facilitates the creation of cohorts of patients within OpenMRS and may be useful to accomplish this function.
- The messages may be delivered at any point in time, either now or in the future. The cohort of patients the message is intended for may change depending on when the message is delivered. The scheduling module may facilitate SMDM's ability to support messaging events in the future.
- Messages may also be sent on a repeating basis, such as a weekly or monthly message. Again, the scheduling module may facilitate this function.
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