Nine Scheduling Techniques to Improve Patient Work Flow

Today there are tools to help practices better understand specific scheduling and patient-flow problems.

Most electronic scheduling systems have reporting capabilities to accurately track patients through the practice. Start by looking at your scheduling patterns to determine:

• The time each patient was in the office, compared to the length of the appointment.
• How many patients were booked within the last 24 hours before their visit?
• How many of those patients were double-booked?
• Where you fell behind schedule (and why).

Here are nine ways you can effectively meet your practice's scheduling demands.

For additional tips on effective scheduling read: Tackle patient scheduling with improved practice workflow