Pearl of the Week: Add flexibility to patient scheduling

Repurpose leftover time through wave scheduling.

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STEPS Forward Pearl of the Week

With wave scheduling, your clinic can expand capacity and flexibility while minimizing running behind schedule. Rigid block scheduling makes it difficult to repurpose leftover time when a visit ends early. By contrast, front-loading the patient volume at the beginning of an hour lets you use the time not needed for one patient for another visit.

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