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Unit 39
Appointment Schedules
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Basic Principles of Scheduling Appointments
• Scheduling appointments efficiently is important in any health care facility.
• Done correctly, it eliminates long waiting times for patients and unscheduled time for health care personnel.
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Basic Principles of Scheduling Appointments
• In most health care agencies, appointment scheduling is done by computer.
• Manual scheduling of appointments involves the use of an appointment book.
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Basic Principles of Scheduling Appointments
• In the example appointment schedule shown on the next slide, the left-hand column is marked with the time periods represented.
• Each line equals a 15-minute block of time. – If an appointment takes longer than 15
minutes, an arrow is drawn to indicate the time period needed.
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Basic Principles of Scheduling Appointments
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Appointment Schedules
• Example: On the sample schedule shown previously, who has a 9:30 appointment on Tuesday, and how long is the appointment?– Check the column for time and note what
is listed: Matt Kiser has the 9:30 appointment, and 15 minutes are blocked off for the appointment.
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Practical Problem
• Again using the sample appointment schedule for 6/23, when is Dennis Bartlett scheduled for his appointment, and for how long is his appointment scheduled?
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Practical Problem
• According to the schedule, Dennis Bartlett is scheduled for a 30-minute appointment at 9:45 a.m.