What should we ask in a demo?

Ask for a real week plus a “bad day” scenario: late cancellation + gap fill + routing realism.

What KPIs matter most?

Gap time, drive time, schedule stability, and admin load (manual changes/messages).

How fast should we see value?

You should see workflow clarity and measurable reductions in gaps/reshuffling within the first 30 days.

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EI Scheduling Buyer’s Guide: What to Ask in a Demo (and What to Measure)

If you manage early intervention home visiting schedules, this guide helps you evaluate tools by what actually breaks the day: travel, gaps, and cancellations.

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Best use: send this to prospects after a call so they come to the demo with real evaluation criteria.

Core idea: In EI home visits, the schedule is not the calendar. The schedule is the day on the road.

The only demo that matters: “a real week + a bad day”

Ask vendors to plan a real week (with realistic travel) and then simulate a late cancellation. Tools that recover fast are built for field reality.

Demo checklist (copy/paste)

Plan a real week (not a perfect sample) in under 10 minutes.
Show routing-aware planning (travel time assumptions matter).
Simulate a late cancellation and fill the gap in minutes.
Prove schedule stability: minimal reshuffling under change.
Show how multi-discipline durations affect the plan (EI/PI/ABA/OT/PT).
Show visibility for admins and field providers (who sees what, when).
Define measurable KPIs and a 30-day rollout success plan.

What to measure in the first 30 days

Gap time: minutes idle between visits (per provider/day).
Drive time: minutes traveling (per provider/day).
Schedule stability: how often you reshuffle visits after they’re planned.
Admin load: number of manual messages/changes required to keep the day running.

Common pitfalls buyers should avoid

“Calendar-full” demos

A calendar can be filled easily. The question is whether the plan survives cancellations and real travel time.

No stability metric

If the tool can’t measure reshuffling, it can’t reduce admin load or provider stress.

Routing treated as optional

In home visits, routing is a first-class input. If it’s “extra,” you’ll pay in drive time.

Slow time-to-value

If you need months to see value, ops will keep relying on spreadsheets and manual texting.

Where VisitOMS fits

VisitOMS is built as ops-first scheduling for home visiting teams: routing-aware planning, fast replanning, and workflows designed for schedule stability.

Want a fast evaluation?

Watch the demo and use this checklist. If it passes the “bad day test,” it will run your week.

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