Appointment Workflows

Every patient ready before their appointment

Every appointment comes with a list – forms to send, consent to collect, referrals to chase, answers to type up. Coviu works through that list for you, and shows you where every patient is up to.

A receptionist and a patient at a clinic front desk, looking at an appointment diary together.
Ready for the consult Nothing left to chase

You can see the appointment. You can't see whether it's ready.

The new patient form that went out on Tuesday and still hasn’t come back. The referral sitting in an email that hasn’t been attached to anything. The patient on Thursday’s list who will do their consent at the front desk while three people wait behind them.

None of it lives anywhere you can look. It sits multiple clicks deep in every patient record, so you end up holding it in your head – and Friday morning turns into chasing patients one at a time.

“On a Friday I’m texting patients going, ‘Fill that form in, send it back.’”
Practice manager, psychiatry and pain practice

See the day before it starts

Open the board and the whole day is there. Who has sent their forms back, who hasn’t, and who has already been chased twice.

Without opening a single patient file.

“I really like the way this whole system is set out, where we know who’s done and who's not”
Specialist practice
ONE APPOINTMENT

From the booking to back in their file

The appointment in your practice management system starts everything off, and whatever your patient completes comes back to that same record. Nothing to export, nothing to upload, nothing to re-type that they've already told you.

WHEN THEY’RE BOOKED

You book them in. The rest starts on its own.

Reception books the appointment the way they always have. Coviu picks it up from your system and gets going – your patient gets one text covering everything they need to do before the appointment.

Upon booking 2
Send upon booking Due 1 day before appointment
Patient details
Consent to practice terms
PATIENT RECEIVES
Hi Dylan, your appointment with Dr. Steve Michaels is booked. Please complete 2 tasks before your appointment: coviu.link/a8x2
BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT

Nothing slips through unnoticed

Choose when things go out and when they're due – once. Anything still outstanding for that appointment gets chased without anyone having to remember.

Before appointment 2
Send 3 days beforeDue 2 hours before appointment
AoB for bulk billing
Referral
REMINDERS
At-risk · 2 days before due
Overdue · at due time
Hi {patient_name}, a quick reminder to finish your tasks before your appointment with {doctor_name}: {link}
JUST BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT
On for telehealth, off for in-person

If it's a telehealth appointment, nothing else changes

Telehealth is a setting on the appointment type, not a separate workflow. Leave it off and the appointment runs like any in-person one. Turn it on and the link your patient already has picks up a button to join, at a time you choose, with nothing to download.

A doctor on a Coviu video consult
Dr. Steve Michaels
A patient joining a Coviu video consult from home
Dylan D.
End session
AFTER THE APPOINTMENT
Coming soon

Wrap up after the consult

Follow-ups go out on your timing. Whatever comes back lands in the patient's record, and anything still open shows on the board.

After appointment 2
Send 30 minutes afterDue 3 days after appointment
Post-consult instructions
Patient satisfaction survey
BACK ON THE BOARD
Patient satisfaction survey Review
Post-consult instructions Review
Referral Assigned

When it still hasn’t come back

Coviu will automatically chase what forms or tasks are outstanding, ensuring the patient arrives prepared.

One view clearly shows what forms or tasks have been sent to which patient along with its current status, giving you the visibility you need to stay in control.

“Anything that you can cut down on having to email and chase later is great”
Practice manager, cardiology practice
Priya Nair
10 Sep 2:00 pm
AoB for Bulk Billing
Due 2 hrs ago
Follow-up sent automatically

Hi Priya, a reminder to finish your tasks: coviu.link/a8x2

AoB for Bulk Billing Submitted

It fits the appointments you already run

So you decide what goes out for each appointment type. A new patient gets the whole intake pack, a follow-up might get nothing at all.

Nothing new to invent – we’ll help set it up for how your practice already runs.

Your patients only ever need one link

They tap it and everything's there – the forms, the consent, the parking instructions, and if it's telehealth, the button to join. No app, no password, no account.

Which matters most for the patients you'd otherwise be walking through it over the phone.

Start with one appointment type

"It actually doesn't make you less personable. It helps you be more personable, because the tasks that were draining you... now you can free yourself up so you can actually sit down and be more present."

Practice owner

Appointment workflow FAQ's

Can different appointment types have different workflows?

Yes. Coviu reads the appointment type from your practice management system, and each type carries its own tasks and its own timing. What goes out for an initial consult is not what goes out for a follow-up.

Does this handle assignment of benefit forms?

Yes. Assignment of benefit can go out before the appointment so it’s signed and stored against their patient file with the details the agreement needs. The requirements changed in 2026 – our guide covers what's needed now.

Does this replace our practice management system?

No. Coviu sits beside your practice management system. It reads the appointments, sends what needs sending, and writes the answers back into the patient record. The record stays where it is.

Do we have to use telehealth?

No. Telehealth is a setting on an appointment type, not a requirement. Leave it off and the workflow runs exactly the same without it. Turn it on and the same patient link carries a button to join the consult, which runs on Coviu.

How long does it take to set up?

Most practices are running their first workflow within days of sending us their forms. We start from the appointment types you already use and build your first workflows with you, so the only decision you need to make is which one to begin with.

How is patient data handled?

Coviu is ISO 27001 certified. Patient form responses, appointment details, and practice information are stored in Australia and handled in line with the Australian Privacy Principles. We do not sell it, share it for advertising, or use it to train artificial intelligence models. For more detail, see how Coviu handles your data.

Which practice management systems does Coviu work with?

Gentu, MediRecords, Halaxy, Nookal and Cliniko are supported today, with completed answers written back into the patient record. How much writes back varies a little by system, and we’ll show you exactly what yours does. We’re adding more systems based on what practices in the program are running, so tell us yours when you sign up.

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Let the paperwork chase itself

Early access is now open. It starts with a demo, and we build your first workflows with you.