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No-shows<br />

– reducing the number of<br />

missed appointments<br />

Patients who skip their appointments repeatedly are a<br />

burden to the healthcare system. The current healthcare<br />

IT systems, however, do not properly support addressing<br />

regular no-shows. For example, they do not tell<br />

nurses which patients have a history of not showing<br />

up, and the letters and reminders that are sent are<br />

too <strong>for</strong>mal and generic. This first stage of this project<br />

was a No-show toolkit, which clinics can use to build<br />

customised letters, notifications and<br />

appointment cards. The second stage<br />

was to improve the IT systems to<br />

make communication and scheduling<br />

easier. Thirdly a system was<br />

proposed that gives patients access<br />

to their healthcare history, such as<br />

missed and upcoming appointments.<br />

This makes scheduling and cancelling<br />

appointments easier <strong>for</strong> both<br />

staff and patients.<br />

Students:<br />

Antero Vanhala<br />

Lu Hu<br />

Sanna Petlin<br />

Instructors:<br />

Sampsa Hyysalo<br />

Jack Whalen<br />

Zagros Hatami<br />

Sebastian Greger<br />

Partners:<br />

Helsinki Health Care Centre<br />

Herttoniemi hospital<br />

Vallila psychiatry ward<br />

WDC Helsinki 2012<br />

Aalto University<br />

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