Define the earliest appointment a patient can book online
By default, patients can book any available appointment at your practice through Adit’s Advanced Online Scheduling feature. If you don’t want patients to be able to schedule within a certain timeframe - for example, not allowing a patient to book your first appointment of the day during the night before - you can set a buffer.
Note: Advanced Online Scheduling is only available if your EHR is integrated with the Adit platform.
Navigate to the Online Scheduling module.
In the top navigation menu, select Scheduling. If you don’t see this option in the menu, click the three dots
to view the rest of the menu options.
Click the Edit icon beside the location you’d like to update.
Scroll down to the Calendar Buffer.
Enter how many hours in advance you require patients to schedule. For example: if your practice does not offer same-day appointments, enter at least 24 in the Calendar Buffer field. If you would like online bookings to be restricted to two days or further out, enter 48 hours.
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