The effect of telephone appointment-reminder calls on outpatient absenteeism in a pulmonary function laboratory

Respiratory Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-39

  Haynes, Jeffrey M ^a   Sweeney, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatients; Patient appointments; Pulmonary function test; Reminder systems; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; REMINDER SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECONSULTATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HUMANS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748096422     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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