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AuthorShour, Abdul R.
AuthorJones, Garrett L.
AuthorAnguzu, Ronald
AuthorDoi, Suhail A.
AuthorOnitilo, Adedayo A.
Available date2023-11-14T07:48:16Z
Publication Date2023-12-01
Publication NameBMC Health Services Research
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09969-5
CitationShour, A. R., Jones, G. L., Anguzu, R., Doi, S. A., & Onitilo, A. A. (2023). Development of an evidence-based model for predicting patient, provider, and appointment factors that influence no-shows in a rural healthcare system.‏
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/49256
AbstractBackground: No-show appointments pose a significant challenge for healthcare providers, particularly in rural areas. In this study, we developed an evidence-based predictive model for patient no-shows at the Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) rural provider network in Wisconsin, with the aim of improving overbooking approaches in outpatient settings and reducing the negative impact of no-shows in our underserved rural patient populations. Methods: Retrospective data (2021) were obtained from the MCHS scheduling system, which included 1,260,083 total appointments from 263,464 patients, as well as their demographic, appointment, and insurance information. We used descriptive statistics to associate variables with show or no-show status, logistic regression, and random forests utilized, and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) was chosen to develop the final model, determine cut-offs, and evaluate performance. We also used the model to predict future no-shows for appointments from 2022 and onwards. Results: The no-show rate was 6.0% in both the train and test datasets. The train and test datasets both yielded 5.98. Appointments scheduled further in advance (> 60 days of lead time) had a higher (7.7%) no-show rate. Appointments for patients aged 21–30 had the highest no-show rate (11.8%), and those for patients over 60 years of age had the lowest (2.9%). The model predictions yielded an Area Under Curve (AUC) of 0.84 for the train set and 0.83 for the test set. With the cut-off set to 0.4, the sensitivity was 0.71 and the positive predictive value was 0.18. Model results were used to recommend 1 overbook for every 6 at-risk appointments per provider per day. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of developing a predictive model based on administrative data from a predominantly rural healthcare system. Our new model distinguished between show and no-show appointments with high performance, and 1 overbook was advised for every 6 at-risk appointments. This data-driven approach to mitigating the impact of no-shows increases treatment availability in rural areas by overbooking appointment slots on days with an elevated risk of no-shows.
Languageen
SubjectAppointment no-shows
Evidence-based predictive model
Healthcare
Rural
TitleDevelopment of an evidence-based model for predicting patient, provider, and appointment factors that influence no-shows in a rural healthcare system
TypeArticle
Issue Number1
Volume Number23
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