Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

Access to general practice has been a hot topic recently, with political parties vying to promise more appointments and enhanced GP availability. As Practice Managers, we need precise appointment data tailored to our practice, relying on our own figures rather than generic estimates. There’s no shortcut here.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The pandemic has also grown the types of services providers were offering via telehealth beyond traditional triage or real-time consults for urgent medical issues when doctor’s offices were closed.

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Valant

JUNE 19, 2024

Benefits for Patients and Providers Telemedicine offers several advantages: Efficiency: Patients save time by avoiding commutes and waiting rooms, leading to more efficient appointments. Convenience: Patients can schedule appointments at their convenience, sometimes even during non-traditional hours.

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CollaborateMD

MAY 17, 2023

Patients expect prompt answers to their queries, even outside of appointments. With a comprehensive communication platform, healthcare providers can communicate easily with patients through digital channels with workflow tools to help effectively triage and manage those communications. Schedule a demo today! ​

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Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Appointment scheduling is one of the main tasks that needs to be done effectively to organize the overall day-to-day operation. When executed well, scheduling significantly affects the clinic’s productivity and the patient’s overall experience. You can easily make changes and updates to your schedule.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

In this study, those activities included access to pharmacy benefits (including drug discount cards); accessing information on medical, dental and vision insurance; scheduling appointments; checking-in to upcoming appointments; and, connecting with healthcare providers’ websites or patient portals.

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Prism Career Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

They can answer questions, give directions, and remind patients about their appointments. In addition, they can help triage patient complaints.‍ ‍ ‍Scheduling appointments: This includes booking, rescheduling, and canceling appointments.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 11, 2024

Urgent Care Centers: Assist with triage and patient assessments. Administrative duties: Scheduling appointments. Contact us today to learn more about our program and schedule a tour. Outpatient Care Centers: Assist with patient intake and procedures. Specialty Practices: Assist with specialized procedures and tests.

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Mobius MD

APRIL 3, 2024

If possible, forward appropriate messages to a triage nurse who can determine if the patient can wait for a visit, be sent to urgent care, or should go to the emergency room. Review your EHR inbox before your staff leaves If you often work later than your staff, schedule 30 minutes for a quick inbox review before your staff leave.

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Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

By integrating generative AI, hospitals can automate routine tasks such as appointment scheduling, patient triage, and discharge instructions, freeing up valuable staff time. Using a hospital appointment app, hospitals can streamline paperwork and arrange patient appointments more easily.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 26, 2025

Delegate when possible: Involve other team members in triaging electronic messages. Encourage routine visits: At each appointment, remind patients of when they should schedule with you next. Offer flexible care options: Provide telehealth or off-hours appointments when possible.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Enhanced Patient Care Patients can get annoyed by long waiting hours and freeing up time for appointments. It increases patient engagement as they actively participate in scheduling appointments online, tracking their health, getting prescription refills, and eliminating transportation costs.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

It can provide patients with information related to their health, answer questions, and assist in scheduling appointments. ChatGPT in healthcare can remind patients of their medications, upcoming appointments, and information about the side effects of their medicines. ChatGPT was better at diagnosis than physicians.

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Mobius MD

MAY 1, 2024

Order necessary labs or imaging in advance when you schedule a patient for their next visit. You can create standardized prep sheets for common conditions to empower MAs to anticipate and arrange required tasks, facilitating smoother appointments. Be thoughtful about what you delegate and automate routine tasks whenever possible.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

I was responsible for scheduling, shift coverage, producing monthly metrics reports for my team, writing staff evaluations, training, and of course, continuing my work on the phones. After that fateful doctor’s appointment, I immediately went on sick leave and then short-term disability.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ten days after the crash, and three days before a week of previously scheduled vacation, I was feeling well enough to return for a couple of abbreviated clinic sessions. I asked the nurse I work with to fill the 4 or so hours I’d be in clinic with people whose appointments had been canceled and seemed like they needed to be seen.

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