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ClinicLabor and scheduling

Staff front desk by appointment volume

The problem

The front desk gets slammed at check-in peaks and sits quiet the rest of the day.

Steps

  1. Count check-ins by half hour for the past four weeks
  2. Add a second person during the top two windows
  3. Move insurance verification and calls to the quiet windows
  4. Cross-train one clinical assistant to cover the desk
  5. Recheck the pattern every quarter

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