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. 2020 Oct 19;272(6):e306–e310. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004391

TABLE 2.

Attendance at Appointments for Various Practitioners Before and After Telehealth Implementation for New Visits and Follow-Up Visits

No-Show Rate for New Visits and Follow-Up Visits before and After Telehealth
New Visits Pre-TH, n (%) New Visits Post-TH, n (%) P
Surgeons 11 (13.92%) 3 (15.05%) 0.9025
Bariatrician 2 (20%) 0 (0%) 0.3998
Psychologist 9 (20.45%) 9 (21.95%) 0.8671
Advanced Practitioners 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.0000
Registered dietitians 5 (10%) 11 (31.42%) 0.0128
Follow-Up Visits Pre-TH, n (%) Follow-Up Visits Post-TH, n (%) P
Surgeons 7 (7.29%) 3 (6.98%) 0.9496
Bariatrician 3 (33.33%) 0 (0%) 0.0093
Psychologist 4 (23.53%) 6 (26.09%) 0.8537
Advanced Practitioners 20 (15.87%) 20 (12.90%) 0.4786
Registered dietitians 12 (8.45%) 13 (9.35%) 0.7913

No-show rate calculated as a percentage of noncompleted visits as it relates to total appointments scheduled. P value <0.05 indicates statistical significance. TH indicates Telehealth.