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Save Time & Reduce Errors: The Power of Flex Digital Forms

Written by Team Flex | June 17, 2024

Let’s imagine a day where patient intake is a breeze, information moves seamlessly between your office and patients, and you have complete control over the data you collect. This world exists with Flex Advanced Digital Forms!

This blog will guide you through the exciting benefits of Flex Advanced Forms, how to implement them in

Why Go Digital?

Traditional paper forms are clunky, time-consuming, and prone to errors. Our Advanced Forms eliminate these hassles, offering a multitude of advantages:

  • Enhanced Patient Experience: Offer an easier, convenient way for patients to complete intake forms at their own pace, from anywhere.
  • Improved Efficiency: Shorten wait times, streamline your intake process, and allow your patients to complete their forms before even walking into the office! This lets you focus more on patient care.
  • Reduced Errors: Eliminate illegible handwriting and data entry mistakes with pre-populated fields and clear instructions. This ensures patient information is captured accurately and consistently.
  • Seamless Integration: Our forms seamlessly integrate with your Open Dental software. Information is automatically updated within patient records in real-time, saving your team time and effort.
  • Customization Power: Design forms that perfectly suit your practice's needs, adding custom fields, logos, and branding elements.
  • Conditional Logic: Craft intelligent forms that adapt to patient responses, showing or hiding questions based on previous answers, age, and or gender. 
  • Multilingual Support: Cater to a diverse patient base by offering forms in multiple languages, ensuring clear communication.
  • Secure Data Collection: Flex prioritizes data security, giving you peace of mind and trust that patient information is protected.

Getting Started with Flex Advanced Digital Forms

The good news? Implementing Flex Advanced Forms is a breeze! Here's a quick walkthrough that will make you feel empowered and confident:

  1. Sign in to Flex: Access your Flex account and locate the settings icon.
  2. Enable Advanced Forms: Look for the "Enable Advanced Forms" option and click "Yes" to activate the feature.
  3. Customize Your Forms: Explore the user-friendly form builder. With Flex, creating forms is a breeze. You can choose from customizable pre-made templates (like health history updates and new patient forms) or create custom forms from scratch. Simply drag and drop the elements you need, and your form is ready to go.
  4. Add Elements: Drag and drop various elements like text fields, radio buttons, checkboxes, and even image upload options to build your forms. You can also utilize our pre-built New Patient and Health History forms, which you can pull over from the Elements Menu if you do not want to start from scratch. 
  5. Leverage Conditional Logic: With Flex, you can create intelligent forms that adapt to patient responses. This 'Conditional Logic' feature allows you to link questions together, showing or hiding questions based on previous answers. This not only makes your forms more interactive but also ensures that you collect the most relevant information from your patients.
  6. Preview and Publish: Once you're happy with your form, preview it to ensure everything looks perfect. Then, hit publish to make it live for your patients.

Beyond the Basics: Advanced Features

Flex Advanced Digital Forms offer a treasure trove of features to personalize the patient experience:

  • Logo and Color Branding: Add your logo and choose an accent color for your forms to maintain brand consistency.
  • Customizable Categories: Manage medication, condition, and allergy lists directly within Flex, tailoring them to your specific practice needs.
  • Photo Uploads: Allow patients to upload insurance cards or selfies for a more streamlined registration process.

Flex Advanced Digital Forms: The Future of Patient Intake

By embracing Flex Advanced Digital Forms, you'll transform your patient intake process, saving time, reducing errors, and creating a more positive patient experience. And the best part? Flex is a cost-effective solution that offers a high return on investment. With its intuitive interface, powerful features, and seamless integration with Open Dental, Flex empowers you to collect accurate data efficiently, allowing you to focus on what matters most – providing exceptional patient care.

 

Ready to take your practice to the digital age? Signing up for a Flex Demo is quick and easy. Simply visit our website and fill out the demo form. You'll be ready to experience the power of Flex Advanced Digital Forms. Demo with Flex today and see the difference for yourself!