Retaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients in medical care at regular
intervals has been shown to be linked to positive health outcomes. This article examines the …

Patients miss about 20% of scheduled appointments for mental health treatment, almost
twice the rate in other medical specialties. Up to 50% of patients who miss appointments …

'No-shows' or missed appointments result in under-utilized clinic capacity. We develop a
logistic regression model using electronic medical records to estimate patients' no-show …

Medical facilities competing in the US Healthcare system must consider the likelihood of
patient attendance when scheduling appointments. This paper analyzes a robust, panel …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Missed appointments can create financial, capacity,
and continuity issues in primary care. An urban family medicine residency teaching clinic …

Non-attendance is claimed to waste substantial health care resources. However, this is only
vaguely supported by empirical evidence. The epidemiology of non-attendees is explored in …

BACKGROUND: Surgery is the only treatment that has been proved to have beneficial long-
term effects for the morbidly obese (body mass index> 40 kg/m2). One of the requirements …

In the chronic care model, a missed appointment decreases continuity, adversely affects
practice efficiency, and can harm quality of care. The aim of this study was to identify …

Background In almost all healthcare systems, no-shows (scheduled appointments missed
without any notice from patients) have a negative impact on waiting lists, costs and resource …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of performing sutureless amniotic membrane
transplantation (AMT) using fibrin glue for conjunctivochalasis. DESIGN: Noncomparative …