How to Schedule a New Appointment
Use this guide to quickly create, edit, and filter appointments in the Schedule module of Opus EHR.
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Open Schedule
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Click Schedule in the left sidebar.
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Create the appointment
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Select New Event (upper-right) or drag on the calendar.
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Choose Appointment as the event type.
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Select the patient
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Search for and pick the patient.
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Click More Patient Information to view demographics if needed.
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Insurance and diagnosis codes auto-populate.
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Set details
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Adjust date, time, place of service, and room.
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Optional: toggle Make Event Recurrent and choose days or months.
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Pick the service to be delivered.
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Save
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Click Save. The appointment appears on the calendar with its status color.
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Manage the appointment
If you want to make changes to the existing appointment, here are the steps:
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Click the appointment to:
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View all details.
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Attach or request documentation.
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Edit (pencil) or Delete (trash can).
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Follow Up (calendar icon).
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Update Status (Show, No-Show, Canceled, Canceled Late).
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Filter & view options
the filter and view options allow the user to further customize what they see on the appointment screen.-
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Left panel filters: Status, Provider, Documentation Status, Patient, Service, Room.
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Toggle Show My Patients Only for your caseload.
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Switch between Day, Week, Month, or Provider views; navigate dates with the arrow controls.
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Suggested FAQs
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How do I make an appointment recur weekly or monthly?
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Can I change the appointment color codes?
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Where do automatically populated diagnosis codes come from?
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How do I attach documents to an existing appointment?
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What does the “Show My Patients Only” toggle do?