Or it can fit in the palm of your patient’s hand. You hear it all the time: every practice has to have a website. But have you ever really stopped to think about what that means? Why do you really need a website? As your patients become busier and lives become more hectic, it’s about putting your practice online. Making sure you’re available even when you’re not. Sound confusing? It doesn’t have to be.

When you think about it, it all comes down to communication and opportunity. What do you want to communicate to patients? What types of opportunities are you missing out on? It’s important to give more than office hours and directions to your practice. That information is easy to come by. What if a new patient, searching for a new provider at 10:00 p.m. decides to make an appointment with you? What if an existing patient with a past due balance chooses to make a payment? Do you have anyone available to take the calls?

Connecting with Patients The communication needs of a busy practice grow more complex every day. You need a way to stay connected with patients without creating extra work for staff members or spending more money on postage. Online patient systems can provide numerous ways of patient contact while saving staff time and streamlining office operations. Maybe you want to market your practice with electronic practice newsletters. Maybe you’ve overheard patients say how much they would appreciate a text or email message appointment reminder. An online patient system helps you stay connected with patients without creating extra work for your staff. LEARN MORE

Marketing the Practice Ever feel like you’re not getting your message out to patients? Need a better idea of how patients feel about your practice? Would your practice benefit from more patient-driven referrals? An online patient system can help you reach out to patients with customized emails, birthday and holiday greetings. You can even gauge patient satisfaction with response-driven surveys. What would revenue from peer referrals mean for your practice? LEARN MORE

Automating Payments Are past due accounts a problem for your practice? Ever feel like you’re drowning in Accounts Receivable? Is your website equipped to accept online payments? Maybe your past due accounts aren’t that much. Maybe you just want to provide a convenient way for patients to pay. An online patient system can help you do just that. Patients can make secure online payments via credit card, debit card or bank draft quickly and easily from their computer, cell phone or PDA. LEARN MORE

Providing Convenience What does convenience mean to you? Maybe it’s convenience to patients. Maybe it’s convenience within the practice. An online patient system offers both. Need someone to answer the phone after regular business hours? An online patient system can help with that. Want an easy way to reach out to patients without making extra work for the staff while creating extra marketing opportunities for the practice? An online patient system can do that as well. Whatever your goals, an online patient system can help you achieve them. LEARN MORE