10 online scheduling stats healthcare practices should know
Some practices hesitate to offer online appointment booking, but online scheduling is what patients want — and it offers a number of other benefits.
Are you undecided as to whether you should offer online appointment booking at your healthcare practice?
Many practices hesitate to add online scheduling to their websites or third-party sites because they fear it could be a headache for their staff. On the contrary, online appointment booking reduces administrative work because it lessens the amount of time staff must spend talking to patients over the phone.
Online scheduling has other benefits for your practice, too. It helps attract new patients, and it fills empty appointment slots. Most importantly, online appointment booking is what patients want.
Still need convincing? Check out the below infographic, which features online scheduling statistics from Accenture, Indeed, and PatientPop.
For more information on how online appointment booking can benefit your healthcare practice, check out the blog post “5 reasons healthcare practices should offer online scheduling.”
