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Appointment Management
Manage appointments at your practice using the appointment book.
Appointment Book Overview
Set up appointments to suit your Practice's requirements.
Using the Appointment Book
Manage patient appointments with the Appointment Book.

Appointment Management
Manage appointments at your practice using the appointment book.
- Appointment Book Overview
  Set up appointments to suit your Practice's requirements.
  - Selecting an Appointment Book
    Select which appointment book is best for your practice.
  - Using the Appointment Book
    Manage patient appointments with the Appointment Book.
  - Practitioner Screen Setup
    Customise appointment types for individual practitioners.
  - Plan Configurations Screen Setup
    Customise plans and appointment times for individual Practitioners.
  - Using Find Slot
    Use Find Slot to search for the next available appointment for a specific appointment type.
  - Using the Calendar
- Single Appointments
  Create a single appointment from the Appointment Book for new or existing patients.
- Recurring Appointments
  Book recurring appointments from the appointment book, patient explorer or patient record.
- Sending Bulk SMS Reminders
  The SMS Reminders feature can send SMS messages from MedicalDirector Bluechip to a mobile phone.
- Cancelling, Deleting, No Show
- Rescheduling Appointments
- Appointment Comments
- Daily Messages
- Double-Booking Appointments
- Editing Appointments
- Finding Free Appointment Slots
  When recording a new appointment or rescheduling an existing appointment, it may be necessary for you to determine where there is an available appointment slot. The Find Free Appointment Slot module is a convenient way for you to find free appointment slots quickly and easily.
- Printing Appointment Lists
  Print a list of a day's appointments.
- Referrals
  Manage referrals via the Referrals window in the Patient Explorer.
- Theatre Bookings
- Waiting List
  Create and manage a list of patients who are waiting for appointments.
- Bookings
  Use the Bookings window to quickly view the appointments schedule for your patients, without having to search the Appointment Book. You can also use the Bookings window to create new appointments, or to edit, reschedule, cancel or delete appointments between specified dates.
- Original Appointment Book

Using the Appointment Book

Manage patient appointments with the Appointment Book.

Click Practice Explorer at bottom-right of the Bluechip main window.
Select Appointment Book from the margin menu.
In the Appointment Book, click the date of the appointment in the appointment calendar. Closed days are shaded in grey.
- Below the calendar is a list of available appointment types, with a key to the colour scheme that is set up for your appointment book. Displayed appointments are colour-coded to indicate the appointment type.
- The right side displays the number of columns that are specified in the practitioner setup under Appointments. The columns display the existing appointments and free slots.
  When an appointment is made in column two, this is considered to be a double booking. To display more or fewer columns, hold down the Ctrl key and press the number you would like to display, or right-click, choose Columns and click the appropriate number of columns.