Conn. Flu Shot Administrators Benefiting from Online Scheduling of Patients

Jan. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, Ariz. — Health clinics and regional agencies that administer H1N1 flu vaccinations in several Connecticut municipalities are more effectively and efficiently scheduling their patients thanks to an online appointment-setting service.

Web-based Appointment-Plus (www.appointment-plus.com) gives these groups the ability to take to quickly implement a customized patient self-scheduling system for their flu-shot vaccination appointments right from their Web site.  It also manages the more traditional call-in and in-person appointments, coordinating the entire scheduling environment and eliminating the long waiting lines often encountered at vaccination sites.  

Once registered, patients can receive appointment reminders via e-mail and or text.

Organizations currently using the service include Westport Weston Health District and the East Shore District Health Department in Branford.

“Our service is making it easier for both patients and health groups to administer this important vaccination,” says Robert La Loggia, CEO and founder of StormSource Software, developer of Appointment-Plus. “It’s helping reduce the long lines and busy dial tones that individuals face when trying to get their flu shots.”

StormSource supplies over 3,500 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to schedule customer and patient appointment times, book rooms, accept registrations and many other services. Geared primarily toward smaller operations such as sole proprietorships, spas, health clubs and massage therapists, users of its Appointment-Plus service also include Fortune 500 companies; colleges and universities; federal and local government; and freight and delivery services.

“Organizations from every industry and service-sector are realizing the benefits of our online scheduling system,” La Loggia continues. “It’s truly a universal program for setting appointments and booking facilities, as evidenced from the fantastic results at these healthcare organizations.”  

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About StormSource: StormSource (www.stormsource.com) is a Scottsdale-based technology firm specializing in the development of online appointment software for a wide variety of applications and industries. Its flagship product is the Appointment-Plus online scheduling system (www.appointment-plus.com), which has scheduled over 40 million appointments since its launch in 2001. StormSource Software clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft Corp., Pepsi and Comcast, federal and local government, colleges, universities and other educational institutions, and small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide.

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StormSource (www.stormsource.com) is a Scottsdale-based technology firm specializing in the development of online appointment software for a wide variety of applications and industries, such as its Appointment-Plus (www.appointment-plus.com) service.