The reduction of broken appointment rates through an automated appointment confirmation system |
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Authors: | Almog Dov M Devries Jane A Borrelli John A Kopycka-Kedzierawski Dorota T |
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Affiliation: | University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. dov_almog@urmc.rochester.edu |
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Abstract: | Broken appointments continue to be an important productivity, quality assurance, and access gauge for private dental practices and academic dental centers. In November 2001, the University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center, an urban academic dental center, installed an automated confirmation system to address a high incidence of broken appointments. Following the installation of the system, the Eastman Dental Center experienced a marked decrease in the broken appointment rate. Over a twelve-month period, the center's overall broken rate declined from 23.42 percent to 19.17 percent. The general dentistry rate declined from 23.67 percent to 19.77 percent, and the pediatric dentistry rate declined from 29.42 percent to 25.25 percent. |
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