Patients' reasons for missing scheduled clinic appointments and their solutions at a major urban-based academic medical center.

Mina Fransawy AlkomosDianelys MendezDiana Mazzei-PifanoFady ShafeekCarla RodriguezFarisa AliChelsea BanksGabriel MelkiPatrick Michael

Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2020)

The patients should be aware of different appointment reminders options and have the freedom to choose a suitable reminder. Patients should be educated about the importance of calling to cancel the appointment since some of the reasons for no show are unpreventable.

Keyphrases

patient reported
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes