What Is Wave Scheduling

A method for assigning appointments for patients that brings several patients in to see their health care professionals at the same time (e.g., at the beginning of each hour instead of every 15 or 20 min during the hour).

What is modified scheduling?

A modified schedule may involve adjusting arrival or departure times, providing periodic breaks, altering when certain functions are performed, allowing an employee to use accrued paid leave, or providing additional unpaid leave.

What is a advantage modified wave scheduling?

Using the modified-wave technique helps prevent long patient wait times by giving physicians free time at the end of each hour to catch up if they’ve begun to run behind. In my experience, patients rarely complain when they have to wait from 15 to 25 minutes to see the doctor.