Whose responsibility is it to remind older adult patients of their next programmed appointment?
Let’s say a patient is supposed to have an in-office procedure every six months. For whatever reason, that appointment was not booked in advance.
In a perfect world, both the physician’s office and the patient would share responsibility for ensuring the patient adhered to their treatment plan. The office may explain to the patient that they need to make a repeat appointment in six months, and the patient may put a notation on their calendar to make that appointment in the future.
But is that enough?