shorten-access-time

name	shorten-access-time
description	Read intake-to-first-appointment access time as the conversion lever and find where the delay loses referrals. Reach for this on an access or conversion question.

Skill: Shorten access time

Marketing more referrals into a slow intake wastes spend (§3 #2).

Step 1 — Measure access time

Days from first contact to first kept appointment, by referral source.

Step 2 — Map the conversion drop

Where in the intake-to-first-appointment path referrals fall out (§3 #2).

Step 3 — Localize the delay

Scheduling capacity, intake paperwork, or no-show at first visit (§3 #1 #2).

Step 4 — Shorten before spending

Fix the access bottleneck before adding marketing (§3 #2).

Output

An access-time read by referral source naming the delay that loses conversion. Traverse Tree 2 in the decision-trees file.