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Editing appointment details

  1. Click In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, do one of the following:
  2. Double-click an appointment.
  3. Right-click an appointment, and , right-click on the appointment select Edit details.
  4. In the The Edit event details  dialog dialog box will appear. In it, update the details as needed.
  5. Do one of the following:Click   Statustitleupdate event to To save the changes., click Click
    Status
    title
    cancel
    Update event
    to disregard changes.

Changing appointment status
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Changing appointment status
Changing appointment status

Click the

In the Scheduling tab

.On the Scheduling screen

,

 

right-click

an

on the appointment,

and select Change status.Click on the desired

select Change status, and from the Change status menu, set the new status.

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Tip
To hide the appointment status icons, click the 
Status
title?
button at the top of the screen.
Info

See also: Linking journal entries to appointments.

Cancelling appointment

Click


Cancelling appointments

  1. In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, right, right-click an the appointment, select Change status, and click Cancelledset Cancelled as the new status. 
  2. A prompt will ask if rescheduling is required. 
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    1. Click Yes. The appointment will appear under the <Active> filtered screen in white, with a colored outline, as a visual indicator that another appointment can be schedule at that time. The appointment will be added to
    the "Action required" panel
    1. the Needs action panel.
    2. Click No. The appointment will appear under the <Inactive> filtered screen in white, and no reminder will be sent to the "Action required" panel.

    Note
    Cancelled appointments will appear under the <Cancelled> filtered screen, regardless of whether rescheduling is required.
Marking appointment

Marking appointments No show
 

  1. Click In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, right, right-click an the appointment, select Change status, and click No showset No show as the new status. 
  2. A prompt will ask if rescheduling is required.
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    Do one of the following:
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    1. Click Yes. The appointment will appear under the <Active> filtered screen in white, with a colored outline, as a visual indicator that another appointment can be schedule at that time. The appointment will be added to the "Action required" panel.
    2. Click No. The appointment will appear under the <Inactive> filtered screen in white, and no reminder will be sent to the "Action required" panel.

      Note
    No show appointments will appear under the <No show> filtered screen, regardless of whether rescheduling is required.
    1. The No show
    percentage will
    1. rate will appear on the patient's Summary screen.


Editing appointment date and time

  1. Click In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, do one of the following:
    1. Use the mouse to drag-and-drop an appointment to the desired date and time.
    2. Double-click an appointment. In the Edit event details dialog box, use the Date and Start time arrows to adjust as necessary, and click

      Status
      titleupdate event
      .  

      Tip
      See: Setting date, time, and duration for more information.
    In the

  2. The Confirm operation dialog box , do one of the following:
    • Click Yes to save the changes.
    • Click No to disregard changes.
    will appear. Click 
    Status
    titleYes
     to confirm the operation.

Editing appointment duration

  1. Click the Scheduling tab.
  2. On the Scheduling screen, do one of the following:
    • Hover the cursor over the top or bottom boundary of an appointment, and use the resize cursor to drag -and-drop the appointment boundary to the desired start or end time.
    • Double-click an appointment. In the Edit event details dialog box, hover the cursor over the top or bottom boundary of the yellow highlighted appointment in the right preview panel, and use the resize cursor to drag-and-drop the appointment to the desired start or end time.

    • Double-click an appointment. In the Edit event details dialog box, use the Duration slider bar to adjust as necessary, and click

      Status
      titleupdate event
      .  

      Tip
      See: Setting date, time, and duration for more information.


  3. In the The Confirm operation dialog box , do one of the following:
    • Click Yes to save the changes.
    • Click No to disregard changes.
    will appear. Click 
    Status
    titleYes
     to confirm the operation.

Editing repeating appointments
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Editing repeating appointments
Editing repeating appointments

Tip

Repeating appointments , which are linked to a patient file, are created as individual instances. Adjust patient-specific , repeating appointments on an individual basis. 

  1. Click In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, do one of the following:
    1. Double-click an instance of a repeating appointment.
    2. Right-click an instance of a repeating appointment, and select Edit details.
  1. In the Edit event details dialog box, update the details as necessary.
  2. Click
    Status
    titleupdate event
    .
  3. In the Confirm operation dialog box, do one of the following:
    • Use the drop-down menu to select This instance only. Click OK to update only the one instance of the appointment being edited.

      Warning
      If adjusting provider, location, or event type, and selecting This instance only, the specific appointment is no longer a part of the repeating series.


    • Use the drop-down menu to select All instances. Click OK to update all instances of the appointment.

      Warning
      Selecting All instances will completely remove all previous appointments in the series, and re-create the series using the start date of the instance being edited.


    • Use the drop-down menu to select This and prior instances and click OK to update the instance of the event that was selected and all previous instances of the event.
    • Statustitle

      Use the drop-down menu to select This and future instances and click OK to update the instance of the event that was selected and all future instances of the event.

      Click


      Cancel to disregard changes.

Changing repeat patterns

  1. Click In the Scheduling tab.On the Scheduling screen, do one of the following:

    • Double-click an instance of a repeating appointment.
    • Right-click an instance of a repeating appointment, and select Edit details.
  2. Click
    Status
    titleChange repeat details
    .
  3. In the Edit repetition details dialog box, adjust the repeat pattern as needed, and click

    Status
    titleSave
    .

    Tip
    See: Creating repeating appointments for more information.


  4. Click 
    Status
    titleupdate event
  5. In the Confirm operation dialog box, do one of the following: 
    • Use the drop-down menu to select This instance only. Click OK to update only the one instance of the appointment being edited.

      Warning
      If adjusting provider, location, or event type, and selecting This instance only, the specific appointment is no longer a part of the repeating series.


    • Use the drop-down menu to select All instances. Click OK to update all instances of the appointment.

      Warning
      Selecting All instances will completely remove all previous appointments in the series, and re-create the series using the start date of the instance being edited.


    • Use the drop-down menu to select This and prior instances and click OK to update the instance of the event that was selected and all previous instances of the event.
    • Use the drop-down menu to select This and future instances and click OK to update the instance of the event that was selected and all future instances of the event.

      Click
      Status
      titleCancel
      to disregard changes

      .


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