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Setting up Appointment Purposes
Updated over 2 years ago

Q: How do I set up a visit purpose in TrackStat?

A: To set up a visit purpose:

  • Go into Settings>Visit Purpose and click on "Add Visit Purpose" in the upper right side of the screen & select the appointment purpose you want to add

  • In "Display Name" box, type in the appointment display name you want the patient to see

  • In " Description" box, only use if you want additional information to display along with the appointment name

  • In "Duration" box, use the drop down to select the amount of time to allow for the appointment

  • In "Available For" box, select either "Existing Patients" or "New Patients" or "All"

  • In "Case Type(s) box, select the case types to make available for online scheduling. A patient would need to have this case type in order to schedule

  • In "Room" box, you can select a room for this visit purpose or leave it as "Not assigned" if you do not use room views on your scheduler

  • In "Price" box, only use if you want the price to show when the patient schedules

  • Check "Available for online scheduling" box

  • "Show Price" & "Show Duration" - only check these boxes if you want the patient to see them

  • Click on "Save" button

Q: Can we set up multiple visit purposes?

A: Yes, you can set up multiple visit purposes. Appointment purposes that have been set up in ChiroTouch are available to use in Online Scheduling.

Q: How do I add a new appointment purpose to our EMR/EHR software?

A:

ChiroTouch:
open ChiroTouch Maintenance

select List Maintenance

select list: Purpose of Visit

scroll down to *, add new entries as needed

in ChiroTouch Maintenance

select Options

in Appointment Defaults section, edit:

  • Back Color

  • Fore Color

  • Appt Length

Q: I added new appointment purposes in ChiroTouch. Why can’t I see them in TrackStat?

A: Appointment purposes will not be visible in TrackStat until they are used for the first time in ChiroTouch.

Q: Can an appointment/visit purpose be associated with more than 1 room on the ChiroTouch scheduler?

A: No, it can only be associated with 1 room

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