## Scheduling a Visit

The appointment scheduling system allows you to book patient visits, manage appointment types, and coordinate care across multiple providers and locations.

### How to Schedule a Visit

1. **Navigate to Schedule**  
   - In the Medplum Provider app, navigate to the Schedule page by clicking the “ [Schedule](https://provider.medplum.com/schedule)” section in the left navigation menu  
2. **Select a Timeslot**  
   - In the Day or Week view, click and drag within the calendar grid to select a timeslot  
     - In Month view, click the day without dragging to select a timeslot  
     - If you’ve already created timeslots by setting availability, you can click these slots to schedule directly as well  
3. **Add Visit Details**  
   - Verify the Start and End Times selected for the Visit  
   - Select a Patient, Class, and Care Template for the Visit  
4. **Confirm and Create**  
   - Review the Visit details and then click “Create Visit” to schedule the Visit  
   - This Visit should now be visible on the Schedule as well as appear within the Patient’s list of Visits on their Profile Page.

**_Note: Visits may also be scheduled directly from the Visits section of a Patient Profile page by clicking “New…” from the action buttons at the top of the page._**

## Setting Provider Availability

Provider availability management ensures accurate scheduling and prevents double-booking while accommodating various work patterns, time off, and special scheduling needs.

### How to Set Provider Availability

1. **Navigate to Schedule**  
   - In the Medplum Provider app, navigate to the Schedule page by clicking the “Schedule” section in the left navigation menu  
2. **Select Availability Details**  
   - On the Schedule page, click the “Set Availability” button  
   - In the modal, select the appropriate details to customize your availability  
3. **Confirm Details**  
   - Review the availability details and then click “Submit” to set your availability

**_Note: a page refresh may be required to view availability slots on your calendar._**

- [Scheduling a Visit](/content/docs/provider/schedule#scheduling-a-visit/index.html)  
  - [How to Schedule a Visit](/content/docs/provider/schedule#how-to-schedule-a-visit/index.html)  
- [Setting Provider Availability](/content/docs/provider/schedule#setting-provider-availability/index.html)  
  - [How to Set Provider Availability](/content/docs/provider/schedule#how-to-set-provider-availability/index.html)