Chapter 1 - Scheduling

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Across
  1. 6. Name, age, address, phone number
  2. 7. Scheduling patients for specific times at regular intervals depending on the reason for their visit
  3. 8. X-rays, MRI, Lab work, etc.
  4. 11. Patients are not scheduled for a specific time
Down
  1. 1. First-class mail that also gives the mail added protection by offering insurance, tracking and return receipt options
  2. 2. Patients are scheduled based on the services required
  3. 3. A grid with time slots blocked out for when physicians or equipment are unavailable
  4. 4. Scheduling one patient at the top of the hour and 2 patients at the half hour
  5. 5. Patients are scheduled at the same time each hour to create short-term flexibility
  6. 9. Notifying the health plan that a patient needs a procedure, giving them the opportunity to determine if it is medically necessary. This ensures the validity of the test and makes sure the plan will pay for the service.
  7. 10. Scheduling two patients at the same time with the same provider