Organize it so that navigation is easy. Establish clearly defined bookmarks and hyperlinks. Make your backgrounds interesting but easy on the eyes. Animated type and graphics can make a website interesting, but an animation overdose can decrease the number of return visits. Interactive websites are rapidly increasing in popularity.
Some practices offer on-line patient appointment scheduling.
Here, patients can access your on-line schedule, find out which physicians are available and request a time slot on a specific day. Your practice will be able to confirm the appointment or suggest an alternative immediately on line, by e-mail or with a phone call at your staff's convenience. With an interactive website, your practice can even have patients fill out registration forms on-line from home, in advance of the office visit. These forms allow patients or caregivers to go on line to register, furnish insurance data and even provide information about history, symptoms and other medical chart items. Patients with non-traditional work schedules might find this option attractive.