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Study identifies patient characteristics linked with appointment no-shows

Patients who were younger, had a lower socioeconomic status, or Black race had a higher likelihood to no-show at new patient appointments, according to a study. Longer lead times were also associated with a higher likelihood to no-show.

In this cross-sectional study, 4628 patients with new patient appointments scheduled at an eye center were included. Overall, 16.4% (n = 759) of people did not show up for the appointments.

Age, median household income, insurance, race, and commute distance were characteristics…

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Study identifies patient characteristics linked with appointment no-shows

Patients who were younger, had a lower socioeconomic status, or Black race had a higher likelihood to no-show at new patient appointments, according to a study. Longer lead times were also associated with a higher likelihood to no-show.

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