Scheduling - Floating Appointment Detail Window

Use the Floating Appointment Detail Window in Scheduling to view specific details of the appointment time slots in the schedule including the date, provider, availability, allowed appointment types and duration.  The table following the window examples describes the Floating Appointment Detail window for Scheduling.

Directions:

To display the Floating Appointment Detail Window:

  1. Open Scheduling.

  2. Highlight a reserved or unreserved time slot in the Appointment Book Area.
    Tip:
     If the Floating Appointment Panel field is set to Y(es) in the User Scheduling Preferences, the Floating Appointment Detail Window automatically displays.

  3. If the Floating Appointment Detail Window does not display automatically, click Floating Detail on the Scheduling Toolbar.

Tips:

 

Scheduling - Floating Appointment Detail Window Example (Unreserved Time):

or

 Scheduling - Floating Appointment Detail Window Example (Reserved by Scheduled Appointment):

 

Scheduling - Floating Appointment Detail Window Prompts

Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.

Column Header

To identify the column currently highlighted, these fields display:

Appointment Times Magnified List

To view detail for a specific time slot, click a time slot in the magnified list.

Notes:

  • The list of time slots displayed is based on the time slot currently highlighted in the schedule.

  • The highlighted time slot in the schedule displays in black.

  • To see earlier or later time slots, scroll up or down.

Unreserved Appointment Detail Window

Note:  The fields below pertain to unreserved (unscheduled) appointment detail.  To display the appointment detail click to highlight an appointment displayed in the time slot list either in the Floating Detail Appointment List or in the Appointment Book Area.

Unreserved Appointment Time Details

The following unscheduled appointment detail displays:

To schedule an appointment in the highlighted time slot, click Schedule New.

Tip:  For directions to schedule an appointment, see the Scheduling - Appointment Scheduler Window.

Reserved Appointment Detail Window

Note:  The fields below pertain to reserved (scheduled) appointment detail.  To display the appointment detail click to highlight an appointment displayed in the time slot list either in the Floating Detail Appointment List or in the Appointment Book Area.

Reserved Time Slot Detail

The following information displays for the highlighted appointment:

To change the status of the appointment, click Change Status.

Status Choices:

  • Scheduled

  • Checked In

  • Take Back

  • Checked Out

Note:  Status changes take affect immediately.

Tip:  To change the status to Lab, use the Scheduling - Check In Status Window.

To reschedule the appointment, click Reschedule.

Tip: For directions to reschedule the appointment, see the Scheduling - Reschedule Appointment Window.

To print a superbill (also called an encounter form) for the appointment, click Superbill.

Tip:  For directions to print the superbill, see the Print Appointment Forms Instructions.

To cancel the highlighted appointment, click Cancel.

Tip: For directions to cancel the appointment, see the Scheduling - Appointment Cancel Window.

To view the Scheduling - Appointment Audit Trail of the reschedules for a specific appointment, click Audit.

Tip:  To close the Audit Trail Inquiry window, click .

To schedule an appointment in the highlighted time slot, click Schedule New.

Tip:  For directions to schedule an appointment, see the Scheduling - Appointment Scheduler Window.

To close the Floating Appointment Detail Window, click Close , or click Floating Detail on the Scheduling Toolbar.

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