Increased Frequency of No-Shows in Residents' Primary Care Clinic Is Associated With More Visits to the Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Douglas L. Nguyen MD (Author), Ramona S. DeJesus MD (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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The high prevalence of no-shows in residents' primary care clinic acts as a barrier to continuity of care, results in loss of outpatient learning opportunities, and may result in more emergency department (ED) visits. The authors seek to identify if high rates of no-shows correlate with more ED...