{"id":2092,"date":"2020-04-04T08:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T00:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/?p=2092"},"modified":"2021-07-21T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T23:32:44","slug":"online-doctor-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/online-doctor-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"(4\/4)  Online Bookings &#8211; For NEW and Existing Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-id=\"block-ember8021\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.5691432238623961\" data-align=\"left\">This blog post is from 2020 &#8211; if you&#8217;re a patient that lands here looking for your doctor, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/\"><strong>https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/<\/strong><\/a> to book a schedule<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8021\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.5691432238623961\" data-align=\"left\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8021\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.5691432238623961\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Taken from the newsletter sent to everybody yesterday<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8022\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.7730075484128083\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8023\">Let&#8217;s Do a Quick Recap:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-id=\"block-ember8024\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.42791369271326274\">\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8025\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.07239398121634855\">Day 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doctor\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/\" data-id=\"entity-ember8026\">Version 2 announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8027\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374150.05226438603611694\">Day 2:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/billing-patients\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/billing-patients\/\" data-id=\"entity-ember8028\">Online billing feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8029\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.21377756135817227\">Day 3:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/telemedicine-online-consults\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/telemedicine-online-consults\/\" data-id=\"entity-ember8030\">Virtual consults<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8031\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.4580353864489679\" data-align=\"left\">Day 4? Let&#8217;s complete it.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8032\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.15131049104007754\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8033\">Online Booking is now available! Even new patients can now request for an appointment.<br \/>\n\u200b<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8034\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.0003629121536548041\" data-align=\"left\">Please read on.&#x1f447;&#x1f3fc;<\/p>\n<h2 data-id=\"block-ember8035\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.3250468324947051\" data-align=\"center\">Have you Googled yourself recently?<\/h2>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8036\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.5535573803723142\" data-align=\"left\">Your patients probably have.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8037\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.49875505323448577\" data-align=\"left\">If you have though, you probably noticed you have a SeriousMD page.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8038\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.742037691142865\" data-align=\"left\">And now, you have a shiny\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8039\">new<\/b>\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8040\">BLUE<\/b>\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8041\">button<\/b>\u00a0on your page, too.<\/p>\n<h2 data-id=\"block-ember8042\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.6061501919549415\" data-align=\"center\">What&#8217;s it For??<\/h2>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8043\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374160.27961389781253576\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8044\">Well, you might&#8217;ve asked us one of these things already:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-id=\"block-ember8045\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.9702040128891727\">\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8046\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.30738782206598136\">How can\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8047\">new patients\u00a0<\/b>book for an appointment with me?<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8048\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.12697822900056988\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8049\">Can new patients just enter themselves<\/b>, so I don&#8217;t have to type anything?<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8050\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.6732331227547401\">Can patients request for a booking to me directly\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8051\">without giving my number<\/b>?<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8052\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.8228549205204865\">How can\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8053\">patients find me online<\/b>?<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8054\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.7610010784980477\">How can\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8055\">patients get their own mobile app links to do virtual consults<\/b>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8056\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.7851433570199793\" data-align=\"left\">and other variations&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8057\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.5920945426974749\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8058\">That shiny new blue button is the answer to those questions.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8059\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.5879109442508124\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8060\">Try it.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8061\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374170.8519384688888034\" data-align=\"left\">Google yourself and check out your SeriousMD profile page.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8062\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.03866949933569419\" data-align=\"left\">If you don&#8217;t see your page yet, it&#8217;s either you just signed up for a SeriousMD account OR you disabled it in the past.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8063\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.2971244603080405\" data-align=\"left\">Want to update it? You\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doctor\/app\/doctorprofile\/overview\" data-url=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/app\/doctorprofile\/overview\" data-id=\"entity-ember8064\">can edit it here.<\/a><br \/>\n\u200b<\/p>\n<h2 data-id=\"block-ember8065\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.9651543734982952\" data-align=\"center\">Why Is This a New Feature?<\/h2>\n<ul data-id=\"block-ember8066\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.6354273677261646\">\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8067\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.6466171667991336\">It\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8068\">VERIFIES<\/b>\u00a0existing patients. Existing patients can already request for an appointment directly.<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8069\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.7021751054022687\">It checks for checks for duplicate patients and warns you. If also checks against their previous contact details to let you update it.<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8070\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.7301576941437904\">New patients will need to be verified by yourself or your staff before they are allowed to request an appointment. It&#8217;s for your own sanity.<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8071\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374180.067661058376151\">Once a patient makes it to your\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8072\">Appointment Request<\/b>\u00a0list, they\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8073\">are automatically sent a mobile app link\u00a0<\/b>to download the Now Serving app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8074\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.13628191191432126\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8075\">Like it?\u00a0<\/b>Please share out your\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8076\">Profile page on your social media pages and even in your Viber and Messenger groups!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<span class=\"block-image-container\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img class=\"block-image\" src=\"https:\/\/app.getbeamer.com\/pictures?id=70957-77-977-9bBfvv71-77-977-9RSrvv70dUe-_ve-_vTsMLyzvv70VM--_ve-_vXMU77-9bQAH77-9\" \/><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8078\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.978976804715475\" data-align=\"center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2 data-id=\"block-ember8079\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.9209104100121954\" data-align=\"left\">Note:<\/h2>\n<ul data-id=\"block-ember8080\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.05648197195002935\">\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8081\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.27699382759636726\">You can\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8082\">edit your details<\/b>\u00a0in your profile\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/app\/doctorprofile\/overview\" data-url=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/app\/doctorprofile\/overview\" data-id=\"entity-ember8083\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8084\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.05422726529191135\" data-align=\"left\">I suggest adding something in the\u00a0<b data-id=\"entity-ember8085\">description<\/b>\u00a0box to talk about your practice. Give it a day to refresh on Google. Don&#8217;t worry about it not refreshing right after you save the new information.<\/p>\n<h2 data-id=\"block-ember8086\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374190.03005233999534207\" data-align=\"left\">Samples: (Click the button on the page to see)<\/h2>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8087\" data-generated-at=\"15859177465750.9102980800672107\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/mind\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/mind\" data-id=\"entity-ember8088\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8089\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374200.08291081807822676\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dryusi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dryusi\" data-id=\"entity-ember8090\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dryusi<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8091\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374200.6254330862964046\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/carlocmd\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/carlocmd\" data-id=\"entity-ember8092\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/carlocmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8093\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374200.978615082631417\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dlibrado\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dlibrado\" data-id=\"entity-ember8094\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/dlibrado<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8095\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374200.8645226395666661\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/byronangelesmd\" data-url=\"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/byronangelesmd\" data-id=\"entity-ember8096\">https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/doc\/byronangelesmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8097\" data-generated-at=\"15859177465750.2800056111498592\" data-align=\"center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8098\" data-generated-at=\"15859177784540.9181801405115153\" data-align=\"left\">That&#8217;s it for our 4 year celebration while in quarantine&#8230; We will obviously be updating each of those features in the coming days and weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8099\" data-generated-at=\"15859177960570.5122076386706864\" data-align=\"left\">You can check out the updates in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.getbeamer.com\/seriousmd\" data-url=\"https:\/\/app.getbeamer.com\/seriousmd\" data-id=\"entity-ember8100\">What&#8217;s New<\/a>\u00a0area of the app or in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/SeriousMDDoctors\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/SeriousMDDoctors\/\" data-id=\"entity-ember8101\">Facebook Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8104\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374210.9523698515062602\" data-align=\"left\">Now go on, give it a try!<\/p>\n<h1 data-id=\"block-ember8105\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374210.5435845366405643\" data-align=\"center\">Can I ask you a small favor?<\/h1>\n<ul data-id=\"block-ember8106\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374210.30304577455272597\">\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8107\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374210.4193392609695459\">Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/register?referrer=77&amp;source=link&amp;\" data-url=\"https:\/\/v2.seriousmd.com\/doctor\/register?referrer=77&amp;source=link&amp;\" data-id=\"entity-ember8108\">tell your colleagues about SeriousMD<\/a>. It\u2019ll help us out a lot.<\/li>\n<li data-id=\"block-ember8109\" data-generated-at=\"15859177374210.7857141419829472\">and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/love.seriousmd.com\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/love.seriousmd.com\/\" data-id=\"entity-ember8110\">5 star review<\/a>\u00a0perhaps? &#x1f60a;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8111\" data-generated-at=\"15859177958890.6974882645699527\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8220\">To the new doctors that just signed up today, welcome!<br \/>\n\u200b<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"block-ember8211\" data-generated-at=\"15859177908900.29995517729227705\" data-align=\"left\"><b data-id=\"entity-ember8212\">Take care and stay safe doc. &#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Update: October 8: Lots of new updates have happened over the past months. There&#8217;s also a <a href=\"https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/\">Philippine doctors&#8217; directory now where patients can find and book appointments online<\/a>. The Now Serving app has grown up and is also entering it&#8217;s version 2 update later in the month. Thank you everybody for supporting us, we&#8217;ll continue to get better to bring you and your patients an even better experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog post is from 2020 &#8211; if you&#8217;re a patient that lands here looking for your doctor, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/nowserving.ph\/ to book a schedule &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Taken from the newsletter sent to everybody yesterday Let&#8217;s Do a Quick Recap: Day 1:\u00a0Version 2 announcement Day 2:\u00a0Online billing feature Day 3:\u00a0Virtual consults Day 4? Let&#8217;s complete it. Online [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2306,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092\/revisions\/2306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seriousmd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}