Increased Likelihood of Missed Appointments (“No Shows”) for Racial/Ethnic Minorities in a Safety Net Health System

Charging for missed appointments.

Predictors of Missed Research Appointments in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Background:  The primary aim of this study was to determine predictors of missed research appointments in a prospective  andomized placebo injection-controlled trial with evaluations 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 months after enrollment.   Methods:  This study represents a secondary use of data from 104 patients that were enrolled in a prospective randomized  ontrolled trial of dexamethasone versus lidocai...

Factors associated with No-Shows and rescheduling MRI appointments

BACKGROUND One of the major challenges facing global radiology services comes from delays connected to long waiting lists for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures. Such delays in diagnostic procedures could lead to poorer patient care outcomes. This study intended to estimate the rate of "No-Shows" or "Reschedule" MRI appointments. We also investigated the factors correlating No-Shows an...

A hybrid prediction model for no-shows and cancellations of outpatient appointments

A no-show occurs when a scheduled patient neither keeps nor cancels the appointment. A cancellation happens when individuals contact the clinic and cancel their scheduled appointments. Such disruptions not only cause inconvenience to hospital management, they also have a significant impact on the revenue, cost and resource utilization for almost all of the healthcare systems. In this paper, we ...

Efficacy of Different Reminders to Reduce Missed Orthodontic Appointments

Objectives: Since forgetfulness is the major cause of missed appointments, reminder systems can be used prior to appointments. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different reminders [e-mails, social networks, telephone, and short message service (SMS)] in order to reduce missed appointments by orthodontic patients. Methods: Of a total of 751 active orthodontic patients, 379 we...