How to Schedule an Appointment
On your ‘Scheduler’, click on the required appointment slot and open the ‘Book Appointment For’ pop-up.
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You can either search a patient, or select a patient from master or the hotlist.
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Selecting the required patient will display the scheduling options for that patient.
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Go to the ‘Reason’ dropdown menu and select appropriate ‘Reason’ for the appointment and book the appointment.
The ‘Telemedicine’ checkbox can be used to mark the appointment as a ‘Telemedicine visit’.
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Click ‘Schedule & Send SMS’ to share the appointment invite with the patient. The patient will receive both a text and an email containing a link to join the waiting room.
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Once patient joins the waiting room, provider’s office will be notified.
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If a user creates a follow-up Televisit appointment to a preexisting appointment, the system will identify the televisit appointment by displaying an icon with the scheduled follow up appointment.