September 17, 2024Open Access

Effectiveness of Personalised Phone Calls and Short Message Service Reminders in Improving Patient Attendance at a Radiology Department

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Abstract

Patients missing scheduled hospital appointments pose significant challenges, including resource waste and delayed patient care. This study evaluated the effectiveness of personalised reminder systems (phone calls and short message service (SMS)) in improving patient attendance rates at a radiology department.

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Majed Alturbag (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5833db6db643587520c83 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.69568

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