How Patient Scheduling Helps Physicians Improve Revenue

By Author: Outsource Strategies International
Total Articles: 109
Comment this article

Increase Revenue through Patient Scheduling


Managing appointments and keeping track of patient schedule information takes up the valuable time of physicians. But this process cannot be avoided. This is where medical professionals can benefit from patient scheduling system. With these timely and accurate patient appointment scheduling services healthcare professionals can manage their business proactively and improve productivity as well as revenue.



With patient scheduling system, you can

Schedule appointments of patients for multiple services
View calendars
Print schedules and forms
Customize your scheduler
Keep track and analyze the performance and utilization of the valuable resources of personnel, facilities, and equipment


No-shows reduce the throughput of the clinic and create wastage of time among staff. In addition, revenue might be lost due to no-shows. By using patient appointment scheduling, ...
... you can considerably reduce no-shows and enjoy a significant increase in accounts receivable and decrease in data entry labor expense.



Effective patient scheduling can help your practice work smarter, boost revenue, and improve patient satisfaction by delivering greater flexibility in scheduling appointments. It enables healthcare enterprises to streamline information flow, improve operational efficiency, increase productivity, reduce overhead costs, optimize cash flow and ultimately increase revenue.



Features of Patient Scheduling

Locate appointments by date, time, resource, procedure, location or provider
Schedule multiple patient appointments at the same time
Detailed history for all appointment changes
Appointment confirmation
Simultaneously schedule appointments for multiple doctors, technicians and /or facilities
Identify and reduce the impact of overtime and cancellations
Track no-shows and cancellations
Select the next available appointment based on patient preferences
View daily, weekly, and monthly calendars
Extensive customization – customized screen settings, user defined appointment for each healthcare provider
Schedule recurring patient appointments
Simplify appointment rescheduling and cross-scheduling
Facilitates group scheduling
Schedules delivered to PDA or other handheld devices
Access and update patient account information
Multi-user and 24/7 accessibility


Benefits of Patient Scheduling

Patient appointments can be made rapidly and accurately
Increased revenue
Enhanced office efficiency
Improved patient satisfaction
Anytime, anywhere availability
Reduced financial overhead
Improved productivity


Considering the various benefits of patient appointment scheduling services, a wide range of healthcare entities including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, group practitioners, long term care facilities, individual physicians, nursing homes, acute care facilities, rehab clinics and multi-specialty practices outsource their appointment scheduling work to knowledgeable and experienced outsourcing companies.

Outsource Strategies International (OSI) provides medical billing & coding, dental billing & coding, insurance & eligibility verifications to medical and dental practices.