Can I schedule more than one person for the same time slot?
Yes, this is a customizable setting to allow X overlapping appointments. Once set, you can go to the ‘gear’ icon in the daily view and “add new” to schedule a new appointment.
Customizing Provider's Details to Allow Overlapping Appointments:
1. Hover the cursor over your name on the top right corner. Click Update Info.
2. Click Provider > Business Hours.
3. On the section saying "Maximum number of Appointments that can be booked for the same time", enter the number you want. For instance, if you want to book 2 overlapping appointments at the same time, then enter 2.
4. Click Update to save the settings.
Booking Two Patients for the Same Time Slot:
1. On the Scheduler dashboard, click on any time slot.
2. In the patient lookup field, enter the patient name and search.
3. Click Select to select the patient name from the search results.
4. One patient appointment is added for the given time slot.
5. Now click the small gear icon ( 
) at the end of the patient appointment you just added.
6. Click Add New.
7. Again in the patient lookup field, enter the second patient name and search.
8. Click Select to select the second patient.
9. Enter the appointment details for the second patient (if required).
10. Click Confirm to add the second patient appointment for the same time slot.
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