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Nine Scheduling Techniques to Improve Patient Work Flow
Author(s)Judy Capko
Consultant Judy Capko provides nine ways to effectively meet your practice's scheduling demands.
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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.
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