Appointment Booking & Scheduling

Keep your appointment book full without staff spending half the day on the phone.

89 hrs
Time saved/month
8
Companies have mapped
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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.

Key features
Extract appointment requests from email, phone, and online forms automatically
Check real-time provider availability across all calendars and systems
Send multiple time slot options to patients and capture their choice
Sync confirmed appointments to practice management and provider calendars instantly
Generate and send confirmation emails with pre-appointment instructions
Notify team members of new bookings across communication channels

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Appointment Request Receivedtrigger

Patient submits appointment request via email, online form, or phone (captured in a unified inbox). The automation is triggered immediately upon receipt.

2. Extract Request Details

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.

3. Check Real-Time Availability

The automation queries and to identify available time slots for the requested date and provider type. It returns the next three available slots.

4. Send Availability Options to Patient

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.

5. Receive Patient Confirmation

The patient clicks their preferred time slot in the email or replies to confirm. The automation captures the confirmation and updates the request status.

6. Create Appointment Record

The automation creates the appointment with all patient details, appointment type, provider, and time. It simultaneously adds the appointment to the provider's.

7. Send Confirmation and Notify Team

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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Estimated Time Saving
89hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:8 Companies

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