The association between family medicine appointment cancellations and hospital utilization in 2019 and 2020

DG Carter, MP Williams, BJ Rooks… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disruption in the usual primary care
services offered and received by patients. The objective of this study was to compare the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services use

KJ Johnson, CW Goss, JJ Thompson, AM Trolard… - Public Health in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic declared by the World
Health Organization on March 11, 2020 impacted healthcare services with provider and …

[HTML][HTML] Neighborhood effects on missed appointments in a large urban academic multispecialty practice

EY Chou, K Moore, Y Zhao, S Melly, L Payvandi… - Journal of General …, 2022 - Springer
Background Missed appointments diminish the continuity and quality of care. Objective To
determine whether missing scheduled appointments is associated with characteristics of the …

Association between non‐attendance to outpatient clinics and emergency department consultations, hospitalizations and mortality in a Health Maintenance …

DH Giunta, M Alonso Serena, D Luna… - … Journal of Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Non‐attendance to scheduled medical appointments in outpatient clinics is a
problem that affects patient health and health‐care systems. Objective Evaluate association …

[HTML][HTML] Primary care access during the COVID-19 pandemic: a simulated patient study

MA Kyle, R Tipirneni, N Thakore, S Dave… - Journal of General …, 2021 - Springer
Background Primary care practices have experienced major strains during the COVID-19
pandemic, such that patients newly seeking care may face potential barriers to timely visits …

Examining non-attendance of doctor's appointments at a community clinic in Saskatoon

I Shahab, R Meili - Canadian Family Physician, 2019 - cfp.ca
Objective To quantify the degree of non-attendance of medical appointments, as well as to
identify the social reasons behind the missed appointments, at an inner-city primary care …

After COVID-19: Improving the patient's outpatient appointment experience

HY Gant-Farley, MK Ross… - Journal of patient …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic diminishes, it is expected that patients will seek more outpatient
appointments resulting in adverse patient and clinic experiences if there is a corresponding …

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

MF Alkomos, D Mendez, D Mazzei-Pifano… - Journal of community …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Patients that do not show up for scheduled clinic appointments affect the quality of
healthcare provided. This study aimed to recognize the reasons behind missing scheduled …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between post-discharge medical consultations and 30-day unplanned hospital readmission: A prospective observational cohort study

G John, L Payrard, J Donzé - European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The period following hospital discharge is one of significant vulnerability. Little
is known about the relationship between post-discharge healthcare use and the risk of …

Factors associated with attendance at primary care appointments after discharge from hospital: a retrospective cohort study

K Lam, HB Abrams, J Matelski… - … Medical Association Open …, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Follow-up with a primary care provider within 1–2 weeks of discharge from
hospital has been associated with reduced readmissions. We sought to determine …