Editing existing appointments

Editing appointment details

1. Click the Scheduling tab.
2. On the schedule, do one of the following:
   • Double-click an appointment.
   • Right-click an appointment, and select Edit details.
3. In the Edit event details dialog box, update the details as needed.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Click UPDATE EVENT to save the changes.
   • Click CANCEL to disregard changes.

Changing appointment status

1. Click the Scheduling tab.
2. On the schedule, do one of the following:
   • Double-click an appointment. In the Edit event details dialog box, click the Status drop-down menu, select the desired status, and click UPDATE EVENT.
     

   • Right-click an appointment, select Change status, and click the desired status.

     The status icon will adjust accordingly, when using the mouse to hover over the appointment.
     Changing the appointment status to No show will turn the color of the appointment white, with a colored outline, as a visual indicator that another appointment can be scheduled at that time. The No show percentage will appear on the patient's Summary screen.

     
     

Editing appointment date and time

1. Click the Scheduling tab.
2. On the schedule, do one of the following:
   • Use the mouse to drag-and-drop an appointment to the desired date and time.

   • Double-click an appointment. In the Edit event details dialog box, use the Date and Start time arrows to adjust as necessary, and click UPDATE EVENT.  

     See: Setting date, time, and duration for more information.
3. In the Confirm operation dialog box, do one of the following:
   
   • Click Yes to save the changes.
   • Click No to disregard changes.

Editing appointment duration

1. Click the Scheduling tab.
2. On the schedule, 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 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 UPDATE EVENT.  

     See: Setting date, time, and duration for more information.
3. In the Confirm operation dialog box, do one of the following:
   
   • Click Yes to save the changes.
   • Click No to disregard changes.

Editing repeating appointments

1. Click the Scheduling tab.
2. On the schedule, 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.
3. In the Edit event details dialog box, update the details as necessary.
4. Click UPDATE 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.

     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.

     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.
     To maintain a series of repeating events with their original dates and times: (1) Edit the first instance of the series, or (2) Select This instance only, delete All instances of future events in the series, and re-create the series.
   • Click Cancel to disregard changes.

Changing repeat patterns

1. Click the Scheduling tab.

2. On the schedule, 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.
3. Click the CHANGE REPEATE DETAILS.

4. In the Edit repetition details dialog box, adjust the repeat pattern as needed, and click Save.

   See: Creating repeating appointments for more information.

   
   

5. Click UPDATE EVENT.
6. In the Confirm operation dialog box, use the drop-down menu to select one of the following: 

   •  All instances: Click OK to update all instances of the appointment.

     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.
     To maintain a series of repeating events with their original dates and times: (1) Edit the first instance of the series, or (2) Select This instance only, delete All instances of future events in the series, and re-create the series.
   • Click Cancel to disregard changes.