RE: [GENERAL] scheduling table design

Yes, it is a tool for the support staff to handle scheduling. I would be
very reluctant to allow patients to use an appointment scheduling tool for a
doctor. People who aren't trained tend to do unpredictable things, whether
intentionally or accidently, and while I won't rule out the ability to
someday see openings in the schedule and insert an appointment from the
Internet, I think the potential risks are high. Someone with an ill founded
sense of humor might decide to fill in a hundred appointments for Mickey
Mouse, which would be expensive.

What do you think?

David Barnes
aardvark(at)ibm(dot)net

-----Original Message-----
From: kaiq(at)realtyideas(dot)com [mailto:kaiq(at)realtyideas(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 2:30 PM
To: Ed Loehr
Cc: Barnes; pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] scheduling table design

On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Ed Loehr wrote:

> Barnes wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to build what amounts to an appointment book for a doctor's
> > office. ...
> >
so, it is used by office secretary, not patient directly? why not?
I'm curious.