Using the EXACT Online Appointments tab

The Online Appointments Tab displays all patient online bookings, and provides a means for Practice users to manage these bookings.

Can you see the Online Appointments tab?

This tab only appears for a user when

Content in this tab

Online bookings will remain in this list until the appointment date/time has been reached.
The content in some the columns is hyperlinked, as explained below.

Once in use the tab will look similar to this:

OnlineApptTab_v11.5

Column: Tick Box

A tick box to indicate that the actions for dealing with the appointment have been carried out.

Column: Appointment

Appointment Date / Time / Provider code / NotesIcon Notes icon.

Click Date-Time to display the Edit Appointment window.

Click the NotesIcon Notes icon to display the notes that the patient entered when making the appointment on the portal.

Column: Name

DuplicateRecordIcon Possible Duplicate Record icon | Patient long name.

CALL ME indicator: If the patient has indicated that they want a call back the row appears in Red and the word CALL ME displays next to the patient name.

Click the Name to display the Edit Patient window (so long as there is no possibility of a duplicate record.)

If there is a possible duplicate, follow the procedure for Creating New Patient Records from online appointments.

Column: Type

This is the type of appointment generated by a patient.

New: New Patient (not registered at the Practice) requesting an appointment.

Existing: A registered patient making an unplanned appointment.

Recall: Patient using the recall link

Planned treatment: Treatment has been planned by a clinician.

Column: Make Contact

Appttab-EmailIcon Email icon. Click to email the patient.

Appttab-MobileIcon Mobile phone icon and number. If CTI has been set up you can click to dial the patient. If not set up, click to display the Call Patient dialogue.

Appttab-LandlineIcon Landline phone icon and number. If the booking was made via an online recall, the landline number displayed is the patient's home number, or if the patient does not have a home number, this is a work number.

Appttab-TelephoneStatuses Telephone status indicators. These are customisable status indicators that will vary across Practices. Initially they are grey, but they can be clicked to change colour and thereby indicate status.

Show (drop down)

ApptTab-ShowMenu

Optionally filter by choosing one of the Show options and the From date.

The list will always sort by date and time

Tickbox-ShowActioned

Select (tick) to display completed bookings.
De-select (un-tick) to display incomplete bookings.
The default state is ticked (display completed bookings).

More on this topic...

Dealing with possible duplicate patient records

See also...

Using Online Appointment Bookings

Practice Locations for Online Booking

Matching Reasons to Providers in Online Booking

Patient use of the Booking Website

Online booking - procedures in the practice

Viewing online appointment bookings in the appointment book

Using New Patient online booking

Using Existing Patient online booking

Using Recall Patient online booking

Using Planned Treatment online booking

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