• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Administrating Excellence
    • Building the Office
    • COVID-19
    • Growing the Practice
    • Leading the Team
    • Making the Clinic Work
    • Medical Students/Residents
    • Using Health IT
  • Allscripts EHR Training Videos
  • Podcast
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
    • Checklists
    • Infographics
    • White Papers
  • Member Area
  • Member Login
  • Register

SBGM

Knowledge to Transform Your Medical Practice

Medical Appointment Scheduling

Appointment Reminders

By Monica Henderson RN, Jim Geyer MD

Almost every office and hospital use patient appointment reminders. Some are poor, others mediocre, and some do a relatively good job. In the present climate, we cannot stand for anything less than great. Appointment reminders increase appointment attendance and early cancellation when needed, which opens the slot to be refilled, or at least decreases no-shows in most cases. … [Read more...] about Appointment Reminders

Patient Waitlists

By Jim Geyer MD, Monica Henderson RN

Many patients want an earlier appointment. Many offices have cancellations and no-shows. Often offices use a waitlist to try to solve both problems, but waitlists have their share of problems, especially when not optimized. It is possible to address waitlist problems while enhancing the patient experience, however. Managing patient waitlists is an important part of having a … [Read more...] about Patient Waitlists

Case Study: Dr. FB and the Cancellations

By Thomas Patton MD

Dr. FB has been in the practice for five years. He is a good fit for the culture of the practice and gets along well with the other doctors. However, members of the staff have started complaining to the office manager about frequent clinic cancellations by Dr. FB. Overall, he sees as many or more patients than the other providers. His collections are good, but the staff reports … [Read more...] about Case Study: Dr. FB and the Cancellations

Primary Sidebar

Tags

Accounting for Physicians Administering Excellence Administrative Excellence Building the Office Building the Practice Burnout Clinical Trials Compensation COVID-19 Cybersecurity Electronic Health Records embezzlement Emotional Intelligence Finance Growing the Practice health care accounting Health Care Practice Dynamics Health IT Human Resources Improving Outcomes Leading the Team Making Medicine Fun Again Making the Clinic Work Medical Appointment Scheduling medical practice accounting medical practice banking Medical Practice Embezzlement Medical Practice Expenses Medical Practice Finances Medical Practice Revenue Medical Schools Medical Students Patient Education Patient Engagement Phone Tree Practice Manager Prior Authorization Residency Scheduling Scheduling Software Staff Engagement Taxes Using Health Care IT Voice Assistants Voice Technology
JNP Enterprises © 2025 ·
This site uses technologies such as cookies to provide a better user experience by personalizing content and ads, analysing web traffic, trends, and improving site operations. we may share information about your use of the site with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By continuing to use this site, you agree that we can save cookies on your device, unless you have disabled them. You can change your cookie settings at any time by visiting our Cookie Policy, but parts of our site may not function correctly without them.OkPrivacy policy