2 Patient Scheduling Challenges & Solutions = $1,000 Additional Income Per Day: Solutions to common patient scheduling challenges.

This article discusses two challenges related to patient scheduling in a vision therapy-focused practice and provides solutions that have been successfully implemented. The first challenge addressed is navigating maternity leave, as the practice had multiple pregnancies among the doctors and staff. To ensure continuity of care and minimize the reduction in availability for patients, the practice hired an associate doctor to cover maternity leaves and temporarily hired someone to cover the duties of the office manager. The second challenge discussed is staff-schedule management, particularly when vision therapists are unavailable. The practice addresses this challenge by adjusting schedules, offering alternative appointments, and hiring a part-time vision therapist who can fill in when needed. The article emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistent care for vision therapy patients and the benefits of investing in additional staff to ensure the smooth operation of the practice. [Extracted from the article]

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