About This Automation
Appointment scheduling at optometry clinics involves manually checking provider calendars, confirming times with patients, and entering data into multiple systems.
Automation captures appointment requests from any channel, checks real-time availability across all providers, sends confirmation options to patients, and syncs the booked appointment across all systems automatically.
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How The Automation Works
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
Patient submits appointment request via email, online form, or phone (captured in a unified inbox). The automation is triggered immediately upon receipt.
The automation parses the patient's name, preferred date, time, and reason for visit from the email, form submission, or phone transcript. the automation normalizes the data and identifies the appointment type.
The automation queries and to identify available time slots for the requested date and provider type. It returns the next three available slots.
An automated email is sent to the patient with the three available time slots and a link to confirm their preferred slot. The email includes pre-appointment instructions.
The patient clicks their preferred time slot in the email or replies to confirm. The automation captures the confirmation and updates the request status.
The automation creates the appointment with all patient details, appointment type, provider, and time. It simultaneously adds the appointment to the provider's.
A confirmation email is sent to the patient, and a notification is posted to alert the provider and team. The appointment is also logged for reporting.
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Gmail
Google Calendar
Acuity Scheduling
Google Sheets
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