Practice Management · 30 April 2026

Why 60% of Appointment Requests Come In After Hours

Most practices don't realise how many patients they're losing simply because no one answered the phone.

Most patients don't think about booking an appointment during office hours — they think about it at 9pm, when the kids are in bed and they finally have a moment.

The missed call problem

When a patient calls after hours and gets no answer, most don't call back. They move on.

A single missed appointment costs your practice approximately $400 TTD. Multiply that by a few per week and it becomes a real revenue problem.

How an always-on booking page changes this

With a booking page that never closes, patients can submit a request at any time. You review it on your terms — no availability is ever exposed, no slot-picking.

The data backs it up

60% of appointment requests through Connectient come in after hours. Based on actual appointment data from active practices.

This isn't an edge case — it's the majority.

What to do next

If your practice is still phone-only, you're leaving appointments on the table every week.

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