Reducing No-Show Appointments in Preanesthesia Screening.

Purpose: Preanesthesia screening is critical to evaluate the patient's medical and surgical history before any procedure or surgery to assess for risks and to optimize outcomes during the perioperative period. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to decrease the number of missed appointments in the outpatient preanesthesia and surgical screening clinic and the impact on provider satisfaction.

Design: The design of this quality improvement project was pre and post design.