Expand the appointment schedule by shortening the lunch break by 30 minutes to see two or three additional patients each day.
Review charts the day before and make sure diagnostic tests have been completed and reports are on file for each patient.
Based on historical data, create more flexible appointment time-slots, rather than only having 15-minute or 30-minute appointments.
Ask patients to jot down their clinical questions before they are roomed, and have the nurse review them to prepare for the visit.
Delegate tasks that do not require the physician's expertise by training staff to assume more responsibilities.