How to Reduce the No-Show Rate in the Psychiatric Oncology Clinic: Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Project

Autor:	Anis Rashid, Smita Saraykar, Kathie J. Rickman
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Quality management business.industry Oncology clinic Attendance Ambulatory Care Facilities Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Neoplasms Humans Medicine Clinical safety Mental health care Patient Participation business Psychiatry Patient compliance
Zdroj:	Psychiatric Services. 72:610-613
ISSN:	1557-9700 1075-2730
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ps.201900480
Popis:	Mental health stability among patients with cancer improves adherence to oncology treatment, contributing to better outcomes. In a comprehensive cancer center, the no-show rate for the psychiatric oncology clinic was higher than that of any other clinic at the center. A quality improvement project was designed to enhance patients' engagement in their mental health visits to emotionally equip them for their oncology treatments. Five months of data were reviewed, and strategies were implemented to remove barriers to attendance. These efforts markedly reduced the no-show rate. Addressing barriers to mental health care improved attendance at the mental health clinic.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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