Patient No-Show Cost Calculator
No-shows cost the U.S. healthcare system over $150 billion every year. Use this calculator to see how missed appointments affect your practice's bottom line, and what you could save by reducing them.
Your Practice Details
Staff time, overhead, and resources wasted when a patient doesn't show up.
Total Annual Impact
$156,000
Lost revenue plus wasted staff costs from no-shows each year.
15
Weekly no-shows
$2,250
Weekly lost revenue
$9,743
Monthly lost revenue
$39,000
Annual wasted staff cost
What if you reduced no-shows by 50%?
Practices that use automated appointment reminders, digital intake forms, and pre-visit payments typically cut their no-show rate in half.
7.5
Weekly no-shows
$78,000
Reduced annual impact
$78,000
Annual savings
Proven Ways to Reduce No-Shows
- Automated appointment reminders. Send SMS and email reminders 48 hours and 24 hours before the visit. Practices that use automated reminders see no-show rates drop by 30-50%.
- Digital intake before the visit. When patients complete their paperwork online ahead of time, they feel more invested in showing up. Pre-visit engagement increases attendance rates significantly.
- Pre-visit payment collection. Collecting copays or deposits at the time of booking creates a financial commitment that discourages last-minute cancellations.
- Easy rescheduling options. Let patients reschedule via text or online portal instead of calling. Patients who can easily reschedule are less likely to simply not show up.
- Waitlist management. Maintain a waitlist so you can fill cancelled slots quickly. This recovers revenue even when cancellations happen.
Reduce your no-show rate with automated reminders
Formisoft sends automatic SMS and email reminders, lets patients complete intake forms before their visit, and makes rescheduling easy. Start reducing no-shows today.
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