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How do you schedule a patient appointment?

8 Best Practices for Patient Scheduling

• Get on the patient self-scheduling bandwagon. By 2019, Accenture predicts that 38% of appointments will be self-scheduled. ...
• Schedule appointments in consecutive blocks. Many practices find that scheduling morning appointments from noon backwards and afternoon appointments from noon forwards helps reduce the number of empty appointment slots throughout ...
• Implement an appointment reminder system. Minimize the number of no-shows by using an automated system to text or call patients at set intervals before their appointment. ...

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How do I process patient appointment requests?

• Approve the new time
• Deny and keep the original appointment
• Select Reschedule to suggest a new time (this process is detailed below)
• Cancel the appointment

How to get patients to keep appointments?

• Text Message
• Phone Call
• Email

How can a patient book an appointment online?

You’re:

• Enrolled in VA health care, and
• Scheduling your appointment with a VA health facility that uses online scheduling, and
• Registered or you’ve had an appointment at that facility before

Canceled VA Appointments

You should always check the status of your VA Appointments before your clinic visit. This lets you know if your appointment has been changed or canceled. You can do this one of two ways:

Community Care Appointments

You can view your Community Care Appointments in My HealtheVet. These appointments have been set up for you by the VA. They are not at your VA facility, but scheduled for you in the community. This appointment type is listed under your VA Appointments as Community Care.

VA Appointments Email Reminders

You can receive email reminders for your VA appointments by setting them up on your My Profile page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About VA Appointments: This site has questions and answers that help you understand more about the VA Appointments feature and how it can help you.