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Reducing No-Show Appointments in Preanesthesia Screening.
Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses 2024 April 24
PURPOSE: Preanesthesia screening is critical to evaluate the patient's medical and surgical history before any procedure or surgery to assess for risks and to optimize outcomes during the perioperative period. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to decrease the number of missed appointments in the outpatient preanesthesia and surgical screening clinic and the impact on provider satisfaction.
DESIGN: The design of this quality improvement project was pre and post design. Automated and live phone calls reminders were provided for patients scheduled in the outpatient preanesthesia. Data were collected to compare missed appointment rates from a 3-month period before the project implementation and a 3-month period afterward.
METHODS: Predata collection included the number of no-shows in the electronic health record system from the previous 3 months. Participants included all adult patients who are scheduled for a preanesthesia surgical screening appointment. Provider satisfaction was assessed using a 5-question survey, pre and postinnovation.
FINDINGS: Reminder systems had a statistically significant impact on reducing the number of no-shows in the preanesthesia and surgical screening clinic. No significant impact was shown in provider satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a reminder system can help to reduce no-show rates in clinics. Patient no-shows overload the health system by reducing the productivity of providers and waste resources including use of clinic staff, longer wait times for other patients, and the timing providers put into chart preparation.
DESIGN: The design of this quality improvement project was pre and post design. Automated and live phone calls reminders were provided for patients scheduled in the outpatient preanesthesia. Data were collected to compare missed appointment rates from a 3-month period before the project implementation and a 3-month period afterward.
METHODS: Predata collection included the number of no-shows in the electronic health record system from the previous 3 months. Participants included all adult patients who are scheduled for a preanesthesia surgical screening appointment. Provider satisfaction was assessed using a 5-question survey, pre and postinnovation.
FINDINGS: Reminder systems had a statistically significant impact on reducing the number of no-shows in the preanesthesia and surgical screening clinic. No significant impact was shown in provider satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a reminder system can help to reduce no-show rates in clinics. Patient no-shows overload the health system by reducing the productivity of providers and waste resources including use of clinic staff, longer wait times for other patients, and the timing providers put into chart preparation.
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