This section explains how Zedmed measures a practitioner's time and defines a practitioner for licensing.
It can be important for practices to understand how a doctor's time is allocated in Zedmed so that doctors' time and remuneration can be correctly allocated.
Doctor license types
A doctor is a user in Zedmed with a doctor's profile.
Full-time doctor
A doctor that averages more than 24 scheduled or consulting hours in Zedmed per week, whatever is higher.
Part-time doctor
A doctor that averages less than 24 scheduled or consulting hours in Zedmed per week, whatever is higher.
Time management
Scheduled hours
The time in Zedmed's Appointment Book when a doctor is available for bookings.
Appointments hours
The time in a doctor's scheduled hours that has booked appointments.
The screenshot below shows appointments added to 2 doctors' schedules. The schedules are divided into 15-minute time slots into which 10-minute standard consults are added. Longer consults take 2 time slots.
Encounter hours
The duration of a patient's encounter as recorded by the doctor using the encounter timer. This could be longer or shorter than the actual appointment.
Considerations
• A schedule is reserved for a specific activity such as taking appointments or giving consultations.
• An appointment duration can depend on the appointment type, e.g., standard, long and specialist consultations.
• When a doctor should start and end the Encounter timer is up to the doctor or clinic.