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Control If Patients Can Cancel or Reschedule Appointments

Manage patient appointment settings for cancellations and reschedules in Aloha

Jim Aminloo avatar
Written by Jim Aminloo
Updated over 2 weeks ago

✨ When You Need This Guide

Use this guide if you're trying to:

  • Allow or block patients from canceling appointments through the Aloha Scheduling App

  • Enable or disable rescheduling options for patients online

  • Control which appointment types can be rescheduled and how far in advance

  • Make sure your settings save correctly in Aloha

This is helpful if you're wondering:

  • “How do I stop patients from canceling their appointments online?”

  • “Can I let patients reschedule only certain appointments?”

  • “Where do I update cancel/reschedule settings in Aloha?”


✅ Turn On or Off Patient Appointment Cancellation

You can decide whether patients can cancel their own appointments in the scheduling app.

  1. Go to the SCHEDULING tab in your EHR or Aloha dashboard

  2. Click the SETTINGS page

  3. Look for the section labeled CANCEL APPOINTMENTS

  4. Use the toggle to select YES (to allow) or NO (to disallow)

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE DEFAULTS

🔒 If "NO" is selected, patients will no longer see the option to cancel their appointments online.


🔁 Enable or Disable Patient Rescheduling

Want to let patients reschedule, but only on your terms? You can do that too!

  1. Go to the SCHEDULING tab > SETTINGS page

  2. Find the setting labeled RESCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS

  3. Use the toggle to choose YES or NO

  4. Click SAVE DEFAULTS at the bottom of the page

Then, click the button labeled Set Appt Type Schedules
5. On this page, find the appointment type you want to edit
6. In the Rescheduling column, use the dropdown to choose when patients are allowed to reschedule (ex: 24 hours before, anytime, etc.)

✅ No need to click save here—settings save automatically!


🎉 You'll Know It Worked When:

  • The cancel/reschedule options show (or disappear) in the patient-facing app

  • Your selected appointment types reflect the updated rescheduling rules

  • You see a confirmation message or no errors after saving


💡 Tips

What You Might Notice

What to Check

Patients can still cancel when set to NO

Double-check that you clicked "SAVE DEFAULTS"

Certain appointment types aren't reschedulable

Check dropdown settings in “Set Appt Type Schedules”

Changes aren't showing in patient view

Try logging out and back in, or refreshing the app


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