Medical Appointment Scheduling/Re-Scheduling from an Offshore Location

Healthcare entities save valuable time and effort when they outsource their patients’ appointment schedules and reschedule to reliable and efficient billing companies in offshore locations. Outsourcing gives them more time for other essential tasks, such as improving workflow and attending to the needs of patients.

Healthcare professionals arrange appointments in various ways. The usual practice involves writing the works on paper and using the telephone. But an easier and more efficient option consists in using the Internet.

The web-based appointment scheduling and rescheduling have recently gained popularity because it offers patients and medical practitioners flexibility and plenty of room to make changes. It is also easy, accurate, and convenient.

Patients can seek appointments and change their schedules wherever or in various locations. The web is fast, and charges can be set and changes made on the run.

On the part of the doctors and other medical professionals web,-based appointment scheduling helps them manage their time more efficiently. The benefits are priceless, which include:

• reduced paperwork
• easy rescheduling of recurring appointments
• easy cancellation and rescheduling of appointments
• reduces no-show
• easy tracking of cancellations
• enables group scheduling

The web-based appointment scheduling and rescheduling offer the following benefits to healthcare entities:

• increased productivity
• improved patient satisfaction
• better time management
• more revenues
• easy tracking of insurance coverage
• allows double and triple bookings
• determine the availability of doctors, medical assistants, nurses, and resources in medical offices

An effective web-based scheduling and rescheduling service is one of the most significant aids to healthcare practice. It is the best way to maintain and track down patient compliance. Also, the service is available 24/7.

Outsourcing to offshore locations can solve many problems for healthcare entities. According to Steven Fisher, MBA, every office, regardless of size, needs to set a metric for the number of days patients can wait to be seen by a doctor. It is a complicated system for some offices because doctors must agree on how many hours per week they want to see patients. This requires a structured scheduling system that a reliable billing company can provide.

As a rule, no office employee should respond rudely when a patient calls. Mostly, patients are rude because they may be in great pain or dissatisfied with the service. These kinds of calls are handled well in offshore locations.

Magellan’s appointment and scheduling services are available for all industries. To inquire about cost and setup, go here.