If you wish to only have select appointment times available to booking via the Patient Portal, you can customize a practitioner's Portal Availability. This article will walk you through How Customize Practitioners Availability in the Patient Portal.
Step 1: Find in Settings
Go to Settings then Practitioners
Step 2: Practitioner Profile
Open the Practitioner Profile
Then select the Availability Tab
Step 3: Edit Availability
Select the button beside their availability then select Edit
Step 4: Customize Portal Availability
Under Schedule Availability, select Customize Portal Availability
Step 5: Select Availability and Save
Using the availability blocks, select the times you'd like made available in the Patient Portal then select Save.
In this example, only the highlighted times would be shown on the Portal if it is not booked by a patient.
Important: The light colors will show in the in clinic schedule. The darker colors indicate the times that are available in the portal if they are not already booked. For days off, select a time outside of the practitioners availability or the entire entire day will be available to be booked. |
Conclusion
The practitioner will now only be available on the Patient Portal at the specified times
Further Reading: How to add a Practitioner's Availability