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What is the Book Online Button?

Learn about how the Book Online Button can enable online scheduling for your practice's website

Updated over a year ago

With the Book Online Button, you can add online scheduling to your website allowing patients to book directly with your practice 24/7.

Our patient scheduling experience is designed and updated for how patients search and book care online, which means more of your website visitors turn into patients. When patients visit your website they will see your real-time availability, accepted insurances, and type of care provided based on your Zocdoc settings. Patients can then book appointments with your practice directly from your website, 24/7.

There are no fees for bookings through the Book Online Button on your website.

What to expect after a patient books through your website

After a patient books an appointment, you will receive their verified insurance card and additional patient information, which you can view in Inbox.

To help ensure patients show up and are prepared for the appointment, Zocdoc will send appointment reminders ahead of time. Following the appointment, all patients who book through your website using the Book Online Button will be asked to submit a review online.

Reviews are shared on the Zocdoc Marketplace and Google to help your practice stand out to patients.

How can I collect forms from patients who book online?

Practices can automatically collect their own office forms from patients who book online through any of Zocdoc’s online scheduling solutions. These forms can be automatically sent to patients when they book. Learn how to add a form.

What do bookings made through the Book Online Button cost?

All bookings through the Book Online Button on your website are free—for both new and existing patients.

How does the Book Online Button impact my website's SEO?

While SEO is constantly evolving, we designed Zocdoc's Book Online Button to have no impact on your websites’ SEO and limited impact to your core website vitals and page speed. In some cases, the Book Online Button may improve your website's SEO as Google today evaluates sites whether they serve the main purpose of its users, making it easy for patients to book an appointment, and links to trusted resources, such as Zocdoc.

How can I add a Book Online Button to my website?

Zocdoc can install the Book Online Button for you at no additional cost within a few days. We can also send instructions to you or your website developer if you prefer to install it on your website yourself. Here are instructions on all the ways you can add the button to your site.

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