Which type of scheduling system is often used in an urgent care setting?
A) Open office hours
B) Modified wave scheduling
C) Grouping procedures
D) Time patterns

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In an open office hours method, the facility is open at given hours of the day or evening, and the patients are told that they can come in at any time. This type of system is often used in an urgent care setting. Patients are then seen in the order in which they arrive, although a patient with an urgent condition may be seen ahead of those who arrived before them. Booking two patients to come in at the same time is sometimes used to work in a patient with an acute illness or injury when there are no open appointments. This works out best if one of the patients needs lab work or another procedure done prior to seeing the provider. Grouping or categorizing of procedures is another method of scheduling that appeals to many practitioners.

Which Type of Scheduling System Is Often Used in an Urgent