Operations turnaround for a multi-site clinic group
A diary that looks full is not the same as capacity that earns.
Four sites, clinicians booked out weeks ahead, and margins that kept thinning. The group had been adding administrative staff to keep up with the phones. The actual problem sat between the appointment book and the billing system: no-shows nobody chased, appointment slots sized by habit rather than by procedure, and revenue leaking at the claim stage.
- Client
- Private clinic group, four sites
- Engagement
- 12-week diagnostic, then managed operations
- Market
- Pakistan, four locations
- Delivered
- 2024
What we walked into
- Clinician utilisation looked high on paper but no-shows ran near a fifth of bookings.
- Appointment lengths were set by convention, not by how long procedures actually take.
- Front desk spent most of the day on the phone rather than with patients present.
- Claims were rejected and re-submitted late, or not at all.
What we actually did
Measure the real utilisation
We separated booked time from delivered time across four sites. Actual clinician utilisation was well below what the full diary suggested — the difference was no-shows, overruns, and slots sized wrong for the procedure booked into them.
Fix the booking mechanics
Slot lengths reset from measured procedure times, automated multi-channel reminders introduced, and a same-day standby list built so a cancellation refills instead of evaporating.
Move the phones off the front desk
A trained remote team took bookings, reminders, and follow-ups, which returned the on-site staff to the patients standing in front of them and extended booking hours past clinic close.
Close the billing loop
Claim submission and rejection follow-up moved to a tracked queue with an ageing report, so a rejected claim surfaces in days instead of being discovered at month end.
What changed
- -63%
- Reduction in no-show rate
- +17%
- Delivered clinical hours, same headcount
- -11 days
- Average claim collection time
- 4 sites
- On one operating standard
- More patients seen without adding clinicians or extending opening hours.
- Front-desk staff returned to patient-facing work.
- Revenue leakage at the claims stage visible and actively worked.
- One operating standard across four sites instead of four local habits.
Client identity is withheld under confidentiality. This case study is representative of the engagements we run and the results they produce; figures illustrate typical outcomes rather than a specific audited account. We're happy to discuss specifics, and arrange references, on a call.
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