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How to activate Walk Ins and Select the Arrival Location

Last updated 24 September 2026 02:25   ∙   ~ minute read
Best Practice – Medical Director (Pracsoft) – Zedmed

If your practice uses the Check-in feature and you are utilising the HotDoc Kiosk device, you may want to also use this for walk-in appointments. This allows patients to walk in to the practice and book an appointment via the HotDoc Kiosk.

To turn on this feature, please follow the steps below:

   In this article

  • How to activate walk-ins
  • How to select arrival location

 

How to activate walk-ins

  1. Log in to your HotDoc Dashboard.
     
  2. Select Check-in > Settings > Walk Ins:

    Check-in settings in the HotDoc Dashboard with the Walk Ins tab selected
     
  3. Select the checkbox next to Active to turn walk-ins on, or unselect it to turn walk-ins off. Click the green Save button to save your settings:

    Walk Ins settings with the Active checkbox selected and the green Save button
Before using the walk-in feature, make sure you're familiar with the patient journey: What does the patient see when booking a walk-in appointment?
ⓘ Important

 

How to select arrival location

This sets the location at which the walk-in will be entered into your practice management software. If this is left blank, the location associated with the practitioner selected by the patient will be used.

  1. On the same page, select the intended branch or appointment book from the Select arrival location dropdown list. Click the green Save button:

    Select arrival location dropdown on the Walk Ins settings page, with the green Save button
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