What Is Clustering?

Scheduling is based upon the particular medical practice, the provider preference and the availability of staff. There are different methods of scheduling patient’s appointments. Clustering is scheduling patients with a specific type of visit or procedure at a specific time. A positive outlook on cluster scheduling can be, unnecessary personnel can focus on other needed tasks and Paper work can be prepared ahead of time in batches. If an appointment gets off track or if more time is needed for a patient, it could through the appointment flow off track. Double booking is booking two or more patients at the same appointment time. This could be more time efficient, but if problems arise with one patient, it could delay the time with the other.