Ben Brewer: “No-show rates seem to be related to my capacity to give appointments. Even a short wait for a visit increases the odds that a patient won’t come in. To overcome that problem, we try to schedule appointments on the same day whenever possible. It helps attendance if patients don’t have time to reconsider.”
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