Graphical computer system and method for appointment scheduling

Details Graphical computer system and method for appointment scheduling Graphical computer system and method for appointment scheduling

1997-10-06

1999-10-19

Tkacs, Stephen R.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Health care management

705 1, 705 2, 705 3, 705 9, G06F 1760

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059704667

ABSTRACT:
A computer program stored in a storage medium and a computer-implemented method for scheduling appointments for an office or business includes program code for displaying screen displays on a computer monitor, including a day view screen display (18) with a plurality of thermometer-style schedules (43) having a vertical bar graph (44) opposite a daily appointment file (45) having multiple rows for entering appointment data. A horizontal scroll bar (48) allows the schedules to be displayed over a distance that is wider than a display area on the screen. The vertical bar graph (44) includes color-coded bars (47) to signify the status of appointments as: i) prior to check-in, ii) after check-in and iii) canceled appointments. In a "day view" schedules are arranged by selecting a group from a group list (24). The appointments can be predetermined as to type and duration, and a scheduler can refer to a list (63) of such pre-configured appointments (65) in scheduling patients. Various types of color-coding arrangements and icons are provided for patient status.

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