Having a good understanding about IBD is always beneficial. If you do not intend to come for your appointment, please notify our clinic at 78 at least 1 (one) business day before. Check-ups will be needed less often if you have no further problems. Please arrive 10 minutes early for registration. Check with your doctor if you are unsure about your follow-up plan. Review directions to the University of Alberta hospital, public transportation options or parking locations in Contact and Location. Please review and complete the Consent to Review Your Medical Chart if you allow your doctor or his/her delegate permission to screen your medical chart to see if you are eligible for a particular research study. Medical research at the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services is vital to advancing your health care and requires your participation.

Our IBD specialists contribute to medical research as part of their job.

Please answer the questions as accurately as possible. If you’re not sure, ask your family physician or specialist what kind of details you should gather and bring with you. Make a brief overview of your medical history using the Confidential Medical History Form. Please complete the Consent to Contact Form. This includes consent to contact you via email or at any telephone number you provide. The privacy laws in the Province of Alberta require that we have your consent to contact you. Our IBD Clinic uses email and phone communication with patients ONLY for the purposes of making and confirming appointments. Using the prescheduled appointment method with a patient notification letter is advised when patients do not schedule their appointments on the way out of the office.As an alternative to filling out the online questionnaire, you may wish to:ĭownload and complete the applicable paper forms below fax to us at (780) 492-8121 or bring the completed forms to your appointmentĬomplete these forms in the clinic waiting room (where they will also be available to you) Additional revenues associated with use of the prescheduled appointment letter method were estimated at $594,600 for 3 years. The difference between completed and pending appointments (minus no-shows) of the two methods equaled 163 patients per quarter, or 652 patients per year. The number of completed successful appointments, the no-show rate, and patient satisfaction for each method were calculated.Ī larger number of patient reappointments were completed using the prescheduled appointment procedure than the postcard reminder system (74% vs 54%). In 2001 the two methods used to contact patients for follow-up appointments after they had left the clinic were used for all 2,116 reappointment patients at an ophthalmology practice at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The two common processes used to contact patients for follow-up appointments after they have left the office are the postcard reminder method and the prescheduled appointment method. There are circumstances when this immediate appointment arrangement is not possible, however. This process accounts for the majority of follow-up patient scheduling. What is the best way to schedule follow-up appointments? The most popular model requires the patient to negotiate a follow-up appointment time on leaving the office.

Follow up appointment