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The Effect Of Telerehabilitation On Missed Appointment Rates, Lyn T. Covert, John T. Slevin, Jessica Hatterman
The Effect Of Telerehabilitation On Missed Appointment Rates, Lyn T. Covert, John T. Slevin, Jessica Hatterman
Neurology Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of telerehabilitation on missed appointment rates in a rehabilitation clinic. Clients fail to attend scheduled appointments for a variety of reasons. Unmet appointments represent a loss of financial support as well as diminished efficiency and capacity to provide services. Speech therapy utilizing multiple appointments is most difficult to maintain during a treatment regimen. This may cause individuals to miss appointments and therefore not achieve desired results. For this study, researchers utilized an intense speech therapy technique, the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®) to measure compliance with scheduled appointments. Participants were …