Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Tim, If you are planning on doing the scheduling yourself, you are missing out on the true benefit of appointment quest and you might as well be using outlook. Here is my ultra geek example of how I use a treo and appointment quest: As I am out and about on the town, a patient schedules an appointment online with appointmentquest. Appointmentquest then sends me an email notification of an appointment being scheduled. I can set the treo to check my mailbox every (x) minutes and even sound an alert if I have new emails. I can then see who scheduled an appointment and when. I can instantly import the appointment into my calendar on the treo (and sync it with outlook). I really have no reason to access appointment quest at all while on the go, as long as I remember to import each appointment email into my calendar (which takes about three taps of the stylus). Example 2 Even Better (and geekier!) My open access same day visits are made available on appointmentquest every evening for the following morning between 8-9am. I go to bed with the treo on the nightstand. When my alarm goes off at 6:30, I reach over and hit three buttons on the treo to see if anyone scheduled an acute visit between 8 and 9. No new appointments? ....I hit the snooze button and sleep for another half hour. Re: Re: RE: [appointment scheduler Am looking at the new Treo 700W with broadband. In theory I could access appointmentquest from anywhere (we have broadband available all around my area... not an option in some locations of course), book the appt and then notify the patient. A couple steps in the process but if I'm out-and-about the convenience to know the task is complete may be worth it. Will try to update folks as I practice everything in the next 4-5 weeks with opening six weeks away. Tim > Hi Tim, > > If I'm walking when they call, I just ask them to > schedule it themselves, walking them through the > process is necessary. I've occasionally borrowed > business' computer for a sec to jump on and see if > there was a last minute addition to my schedule. > > Gwen > > --- " Malia, MD " wrote: > >> Hi Gwen -- >> >> I'm about 8 weeks from start up so the details of my >> day-to-day work loom >> big. I love the idea of Appointmentquest and have >> heard other good things >> about from docs here in Rochester. I too anticipate >> bundling it with AC, >> etc. >> >> But I do wonder about the times I'm not at the >> office or on-line but >> rather out-and-about. If I take a call from a >> patient and want to book an >> appt how could I access the schedule? >> >> I'm considering a Treo phone/Palm so I wonder if I >> can get data updated... >> perhaps have the Treo with a scheduler that is >> updated when I'm last in >> touch with my computer, then access emails in the >> meantime? (I believe >> Apptquest does send email notification when a >> patient books an appt, >> right? So an updated schedule on the phone with >> access to any new emails >> sent to me might allow me to know which appts are >> still open I guess). >> >> This would allow seamless scheduling without risk of >> accidently double >> booking whether I've got www access at my fingertips >> or not. >> >> I do appreciate that with a micro practice the >> potential of this happening >> is less than in a normal-sized practice, but I'm >> thinking through >> potential headaches and how to prevent them at this >> point. >> >> Thanks for any thoughts and sharing your experience. >> And perhaps other >> Apptquest devotees can share how they integrate it. >> Tim >> >> > , >> > >> > Appointmentquest is my schedule! It's the best $22 >> I >> > spend each month. When I'm with a patient my voice >> > mail picks up. The best case scenario is when they >> > leave NO message but report to my website and >> schedule >> > their own new patient appointment. It's a huge >> > timesaver. Also, they can cancel and reschedule >> > themselves. If they want me to do it, it's an >> > efficient, easy way for me (or one of my daughters >> ) >> > to schedule. Also, I can check my schedule from >> ANY >> > internet computer. >> > >> > Gwen >> > >> > --- Egly wrote: >> > >> >> Gwen and Lynn: >> >> >> >> Is appointment quest really worht the time to >> set >> >> up and continually check? How does it fit into >> your >> >> daily workflow? Most of our patients have to >> call >> >> in to the office to schedule. I like to know >> when >> >> someone might pop nin for a visit, so the call >> helps >> >> to perform this function. However, if this could >> >> easily allow for open access, it could free up a >> lot >> >> of phone time. I do not know how I would link it >> to >> >> my practice management system which prompts >> billing >> >> and multiple reports of the schedule. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> lynn ho wrote: >> >> Hi Gwen- Happy New Year! >> >> >> >> Your last update around the issue of electronic >> >> claims through EZClaims was >> >> that it wasn't quite working yet. Do you have it >> >> perfectly tuned now and >> >> are you happy with it? Does it save posting >> >> EOBS (which would be a significant time saver!)? >> Is >> >> it worth the $800 and >> >> how steep is the learning curve, how long did it >> >> take before it was working >> >> smoothly? >> >> >> >> Thanks for the Appointment Quest tip- definitely >> a >> >> time saver. Have you ( >> >> or anyone) tried using it on a Blackberry? >> (That >> >> way, this summer, I can >> >> take the kids to the beach with my office phone >> >> forwarded to my cell phone, >> >> and dole out appointments as if I were working- >> hee >> >> hee...) >> >> As regards appointment quest, a few things I find >> >> difficult to accomodate >> >> using their schedules are: >> >> 1) sometimes I use 5 minute appointments for >> shots, >> >> PPD checks, etc., which >> >> I can't block off; 2) my WCCs are based on 45 >> minute >> >> slots, so essentially I >> >> just block the whole hour; 3) my schedule is >> fairly >> >> flexible- sometimes I >> >> add/take away an evening or afternoon here or >> there, >> >> and although blocking >> >> time out is easy, I don't see a way to add on; >> 4)my >> >> schedule changes in >> >> predictable ways every 2-6 months for a number of >> >> months (eg- kids are out >> >> of school, so in the summer I work mostly evening >> >> hours) but I don't see a >> >> way of changing the posted schedule in advance >> >> starting on a certain day. >> >> Maybe I need to upgrade my membership from basic? >> >> Does anyone have any work >> >> arounds? >> >> >> >> Thanks guys! >> >> >> >> Lynn Ho, no financial attachment to any product >> >> (what would it Really be >> >> like to get a kick back?) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> >> YAHOO! 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