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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.
Practitioner Screen Setup

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.
  - Practitioner Screen Setup
  - Plan Configurations Screen Setup
  - Using Find Slot
    Use Find Slot to search for the next available appointment for a specific appointment type (preference), providing you with a quick and easy way to find the next available booking slot.
  - 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
- Printing Appointment Lists
- Referrals
- Theatre Bookings
- Waiting List
- Bookings
- Original Appointment Book

Practitioner Screen Setup

Before you begin

Procedure

Select Setup > Practitioner > Practitioner Details, highlight the appropriate practitioner, and then select the Appointment tab. This tab is used for customising appointments per practitioner.
Within the Appointment Slot Time field, record the shortest appointment duration the Practice has within its Appointment Book.
Enter the number of Default Level of Appointment Priorities required. This determines the number of priority levels that can be chosen from the drop down list when scheduling an appointment.
Tick the Do not send SMS option, if SMS is not required to be associated with the Appointment Book as an entirety. Note that a SMS opt-out option per Appointment Type is available.
There are 12 Appointment > Types fields available to customise. Add or edit Type > Description, Abbreviation for the type and determining the Usual > Length of the appointment.

Results