Private clinic patient self-service portal
The patient provides the information necessary for the visit, finds his documents and addresses the clinic. The administration sees his request, and the specialists receive the data necessary for the preparation.
Service descriptions, limits and registration issues do not help distinguish clear administrative choice from the situation requiring specialist assessment. The reception corrects inappropriate reservations, and the patient repeatedly explains his need.
How the solution works
- The patient gets acquainted with the service and receives registration information.
- The clinic's registration system confirms the visit.
- The patient provides the required questionnaire and receives the preparation instructions.
- On the portal, he finds documents and payment information for him.
- In case of a question, the referral is forwarded to the clinic staff member in charge.
Key challenges
- The registration path does not explain which service to choose
- Patient information is rewritten between self-service and the clinical system
- Patient uncertain document and settlement action
Solution capabilities
Choice of service
The patient finds an understandable description of the service and registration information. If the choice requires consultation, he is directed to the right clinic employee.
Pre-visit information
The patient fills in the required questionnaire and the employee receives it to a specific visit. The medical information provided by the patient can be checked by a specialist before using for care.
Representative access
Determine which documents and actions can be seen by the patient himself or his representative. Access is applied to a specific representation basis.
Documents and payments
The patient finds the documents for him and the payment information provided by the clinic's accounting. Paying the employer does not automatically give him access to the patient's medical documents.
Questions for Clinicians
The patient presents a question and sees how to contact for the service he cares about. For urgent referral, the way indicated by the clinic is clearly presented.
Business context
- The registration path does not explain which service to choose
- Service descriptions, limits and registration issues do not help distinguish clear administrative choice from the situation requiring specialist assessment. The reception corrects inappropriate reservations, and the patient repeatedly explains his need.
- Patient information is rewritten between self-service and the clinical system
- Questionnaires, documents and contacts submitted prior to the visit are transmitted by files or rewritten into the clinic system. Correction does not always reach both locations of information. The staff repeats the data verification, and the patient has to answer the questions already given. Inaccuracy must be resolved before the information is used for further service.
- Patient uncertain document and settlement action
- The bill, insurance check or document shown to the patient does not always explain whether payment is due, a supplement or waiting for the institution's response. The patient calls to find out the state already known to the institution. Administrators repeat explanations, and the required payment or submission of the document remains incomplete.
- It is easier for the patient to prepare for a visit
- Uncertain choice of service or submission of documents can stop registration. Self-service linked to the course of the clinic helps to perform administrative actions and provide a question to the right team. The patient has a clearer understanding of what they have to do before the visit and where to find information for him later.
Core features
- Choice of service
- Pre-visit information
- Representative access
- Documents and payments
- Questions for Clinicians
Key integrations
- Registration and Clinical System
- Real reservation, acceptance of submitted data and documentation for the patient.
- Payer and accounting processes
- The result of the check is available, the bill and the payment actually received.
Potential impact (%)
The ranges indicate an illustrative relative change in the metric under the stated assumptions. Results depend on the starting position and actual use of the solution. Percentages for different metrics must not be added together.
Patient Data Transfer and Correction Time
12–36%Decreasing
This illustrative scenario assumes that 30-60% of manual data entry and handover work can be addressed. That share is assumed to fall by 40-60%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable workload and the resulting change.
Measure employee minutes to transfer data and correct one visit due to a transfer error.
Number of repeated administrative appeals
12–42%Decreasing
This illustrative scenario assumes that 30-60% of errors can be addressed through the data and rule checks described. That share is assumed to fall by 40-70%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable share and the resulting change.
Count referrals for an already available document or state, covering the phone and digital messages.
Part of patients who have had difficult to manage visits
8–23%Decreasing
The sample scenario affects 25-45% of customer-specified difficulties with the described service process. This proportion is assumed to be reduced by 30-50%. The company data checks both the volume and the change achieved.
The simplicity of the action from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy) is evaluated. The indicator is part of the respondents who chose 1 or 2 points. After using it, one is asked how easy it was to perform the selected action; the number of logins is not considered to be evidence of good experience.
Conditional calculation scenarios. The assumptions have not been validated against client measurements.
When this solution is relevant
- Employees overwrite online completed patient questionnaires.
- Patients often call in search for documents or explain payments.
Implementation requirements
Descriptions of services, questionnaires, documents and actions permitted for patients are compatible with the clinic. The transfer of information to the registration and clinical system is verified. Individually, the employee's assistance is provided when the presentation fails or the patient cannot use the portal.
Further development options
- Questionnaires and documents adapted to the additional services of the clinic
- Self-service options adapted to the patient's representative