Relationship of Scheduling Interval to Missed and Cancelled Clinic Appointments

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-302

  Whittle, Jeff ^a,b,e   Schectman, Gordon ^a,b   Lu, Na ^b   Baar, Bill ^c   Mayo Smith, Michael F ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d VA New England Healthcare System   (United States)

^e CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Health administration; Healthcare management; Scheduling; Veterans healthcare systems

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 56149113138     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAC.0000336549.60298.1d     Document Type: Article

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