How much money you lose from patient no-shows?

Do you know how much money is your practice losing from patients who don’t show up for their appointments? Consider this: Nationally, no-show rates average about 15%. If an average practice schedules 50 patients per day at a cost of $80 per visit and 15 % are no-shows, the practice loses approximately $600 per day in revenue. That’s $12,000 per month! Undoubtedly the best way to lower those no-shows is using appointment confirmations, which remind patients of their appointments and give them chance to cancel right over the phone, so you can schedule somebody else on their place.

Add comment March 3rd, 2006