Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using a practice management system to track patient compliance with orders issued to a patient by a medical provider. The method comprises determining whether the patient has filled the orders and sending, in response to determining that the patient has not filled the orders, a notification to the patient, wherein the notification includes information instructing the patient to access a user interface to retrieve information about the orders. The method further comprises receiving input via the user interface, wherein the input indicates a status related to filling the orders and updating the practice management system based on the input received via the user interface, wherein the updating is performed in response to receiving the input via the user interface.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing customized health history forms for use with a practice management system. The practice management system provides a user interface that enables a user at a medical practice to configure a health history form template. The user at the medical practice provides configuration input via the user interface to produce a configured health history form template, which is stored by the practice management system. A customized health history form may be generated based on the configured health history form template in response to a patient scheduling an appointment of a particular appointment type at the medical practice. The customized health history form may be provided to the patient.

Abstract: A healthcare information communication system is configured to facilitate scheduling of patient appointments without sending information to the medical practice indicating preferred appointment times. The system searches a current schedule for appointments at the medical practice for available timeslots to schedule an appointment. The current schedule is stored by a scheduling component of a practice management system. In response to receiving a selection of an available timeslot to schedule the appointment, the current schedule for appointments at the medical practice is updated in real-time without intervention from staff at the medical practice. An administrator at the medical practice may configure aspects of the scheduling component to customize appointment scheduling for one or more departments and/or providers at the medical practice.