AtlacareIs my diary as full as I think it is?
Work out what you actually delivered against what you could have sold. Most practices are further from full than they believe.
What you need
- One normal week's bookable slots
- How many were booked
- How many actually happened
Work out your real utilisation
Take a normal week. Delivered ÷ bookable is the only figure that pays.
The sweet spot
This is the target: a consistently full-but-not-jammed diary with short waits. Protect it by keeping the slack deliberate - same-week acute slots and a real admin block - rather than chasing the last few percent.
You booked 86% but delivered 71%. 10 booked slots did not happen — the gap between a diary that looks full and an income that is.
Orientation, not a target — benchmarks vary by discipline. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
Benchmarks vary by discipline. This is orientation, not a target, and a single week tells you less than four consecutive ones.
Where these numbers come from
This tool applies the method set out in the article below, which names its sources and explains what the figures can and cannot tell you.
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