Time Blocks on Scheduler

Control your schedule!

Time blocks are a great way for providers to block off time for no appointments, or to dedicate time to a single appointment type. Something as simple as blocking out lunch (so patients cannot schedule appointments online during that time), or, defining which times you are willing to see new patients can be accomplished with ease.

This is especially useful for New Patient appointments scheduled online.  The time blocks govern when they can be scheduled and how many can fit into a single time slot.  Now providers can dedicate a chunk of time for new patient appts and only do one at a time. Time blocks are perfect for this!

Time blocks prevent overbooking. We have also included logic to alert the clinic user if they are adding an appointment that conflicts with any existing appointments or time blocks.

To add a time block, click on an open time slot on your calendar. From there, select the right tab (see menu below) that says "Time Block".

Next define the type, category as well as the duration. If you want something as simple as an office visit to exist for "all day", choose "all day".

Choose repeat if you want to repeat the time block.

Type

• Provider Reserved - this is used to block out time. For example, let's say you want to block out lunch every day from 12 pm to 1 pm. Or, perhaps you want to block out a meeting for a day. When blocked, patients will not be able to book appointments during this time using online scheduling.
• Single Appointment Category - This is the option you will select when you want the time block to be used for appointment scheduling. For example, if you want new patients to schedule during 1-3 pm on Tuesdays, this is the option to use.

After your time block has been created you will see a notation for it on the far right of the scheduler. Clicking this will let you edit the time block at anytime.