Table 2.

Selected major outcomes following advanced access implementation, summary of studies

Outcome	Number of studies	Overall result	Result among studies with concurrent control group
Time to third available appointment	8	Statistically significant improvement in 5; any improvement in all 8; only 2 achieved access < 48 hours	N=2; significant improvement in both, one achieved < 48 hour access
No show rate	11	Statistically significant improvement in 5; >2% absolute improvement in 6; any improvement in 10	N=4; significant improvement in 2, non-significant change in 2
Patient satisfaction (overall)	4	Statistically significant improvement in 1; any improvement in 2	N=0
Patient satisfaction (appointments)	4	Statistically significant improvement in 0; any improvement in 2 Statistically significant worsening in 1	N=2; non-significant change in both
Continuity of care	9	Statistically significant improvement in 3; any improvement in 7 Worsening in 2 (none statistically significant)	N=3; 1 significant improvement, 2 non-significant change
Healthcare utilization	2	No significant change in ED visits or hospitalizations; 1 study reduced visits to urgent care	N=1; no significant change