Every healthcare organization has experienced it: a full schedule on paper, but empty chairs in reality. Patient no-shows are ...

Appointment marked on calendar with highlighter For patients with both physical and mental health-related long-term conditions, missing healthcare appointments is associated with an increased risk of ...

As health plan leaders seek to close care gaps and improve member experience, it’s time to shift the paradigm of missed care from a failure to an opportunity for impact. Missed appointments are a ...

Background and Goal: This study examined whether machine learning could predict the risk and contributing factors of no-shows and late cancellations in primary care practices. Study Approach: ...

Researchers at Philadelphia-based Drexel University found that rates of missed primary care appointments were associated with extreme temperatures, affecting older adults and those with chronic ...

Missed appointments remain one of the most persistent (and costly) challenges in patient engagement. Even as healthcare organizations use more appointment reminders, online scheduling and other ...

A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, examined why patients missed appointments at an outpatient gastroenterology clinic. Manish Shrestha, MD, of Tucson-based University of ...

A medical group has reported nearly 150 missed appointments in just one month. Aspatria Medical Group said the 149 missed slots could otherwise have been used to treat other patients. Each missed ...