Setting Open Hours: Informing Patients of Your Availability

The Open Hours setting is a feature designed to communicate your practice’s availability to patients. This function plays a role in informing patients about when they can expect services without directly impacting your internal calendar or scheduling features. Here’s a guide to effectively using the Open Hours setting within SigmaMD.

Configuring Open Hours

• Accessing Open Hours: Navigate to the Practice Settings in SigmaMD and make sure the Business Profile option is selected.
• Setting Hours: Here, you can input the specific opening and closing times for each day of the week. You have the option to set different hours for different days.

Impact on Scheduling

It’s important to understand that configuring Open Hours in SigmaMD does not alter your calendar or affect the actual scheduling of appointments. Rather, it’s a reference for patients, visible through their SigmaMD Patient App, that indicates when the practice is typically open for business. This feature does not restrict the booking of appointments, which is determined by each doctor's working hours.

By setting up Open Hours in your SigmaMD platform, your practice can ensure that patients are well-informed about your operating times. Remember, this feature serves as a communication tool and does not interfere with the functionalities of your calendar or scheduling system. The Open Hours setting is yet another way SigmaMD helps streamline your practice’s operations and patient communications.