Basic workflow for new clients to complete registration and make an appointment
If a person is not a client of your practice, they can use the Vello client portal to complete registration and make their first appointment with your practice.
- Get access to appointment information for their first appointment
- Know about medical care for their pets
- Add pets
- Change pet photos
- Make subsequent appointments
Registration for new clients and ezyVet records
A new client's registration information syncs to ezyVet. As a result, it is not necessary for staff to make the applicable records directly in ezyVet.
This table shows the registration information that a new client enters in the Vello client portal, and where the information syncs to in ezyVet:
| Registration information | Where the information syncs to in ezyVet |
|---|---|
Client information:
Note: If a client starts to enter address information in the Address box, Vello automatically shows available addresses that the client can select. To enter their address manually, they can select Enter manually. | The registration information syncs to a new client contact record. Note: If a person completed registration in the client portal, the record sidebar of the client contact record shows Created By: Vello: |
Pet information:
| The registration information syncs to a new patient record. Note: If a person completed registration in the client portal, the left sidebar of the patient record shows Created By: Vello: |
Appointments for new clients and ezyVet records
- Make their first appointment with your practice
- Enter the name and phone number of a previous practice
- Upload their pet's clinical records
This table shows the information that a new client enters when they make their first appointment, and where the information syncs to in ezyVet:
| Information that a client can enter | Where the information syncs to in ezyVet |
|---|---|
| The appointment information syncs to a new appointment record. Note: If you use appointment requests for online booking, you must confirm the appointment in Vello to sync it to a new appointment record. |
| A client can enter the name and phone number of a previous practice. And you can contact the practice to make a request for a pet's records. | The previous practice information syncs to the Reason for appointment box in a new appointment record. Tip: If a client added previous practice information, Vello shows a message in the applicable appointment entry in the Requests & Notifications screen. |
| A client can upload their pet's clinical records directly (for example, if a client has a file that shows their pet's vaccination records). | The files sync to the Attachments tab of the applicable patient record. Tip: If a client uploaded a file, Vello shows a message in the applicable appointment entry in the Requests & Notifications screen. |
General steps to let new clients complete registration and make their first appointment
- Complete registration
- Make their first appointment and subsequent appointments in the client portal
| Step | Information | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Appointment Booking screen in Vello, make sure that Online Appointment Booking is activated: | Online booking: Configure a visit type to use appointment requests Online booking: Configure a visit type to use direct booking Configure a visit type to use appointment requests (planning guide method) Configure a visit type to use direct booking (planning guide method) |
| 2 | Make sure that one or more visit types uses Appointment Requests or Direct Booking as a configuration type: | |
| 3 | Select Allow Creation of New Client in Booking Flow in the Create New Clients & Pets section of the Client Permissions screen: Note: Vello does not automatically activate Allow Creation of New Client in Booking Flow. But if you activate it, Vello automatically activates Allow Creation of New Pet. | Let new clients complete registration in the Vello client portal |
| 4 | Select the buttons that show adjacent to APPOINTMENT BOOKING in the Practice Profile screen to get the link or QR code. Add the link or QR code to your website, newsletters, and flyers. As a result, new clients have access to the correct link to complete registration and make an appointment. Note: It is not possible for persons to use other methods to get access to the client portal for registration and to make their first appointment. | Get a link for new client registration and first appointments Download a QR code for new client registration and first appointments |
Appointments and the Requests & Notifications screen
After a new client makes an appointment for a new pet, the Requests & Notifications screen shows an appointment entry for the appointment. And the screen shows a New label in the Patient column for the applicable appointment entry.