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Ohio · October 2026

Ohio medical practices: what missed calls and empty slots cost

We analyzed 302 medical practices in Ohio. A typical one is losing an estimated $110,400 to $183,600 a year. Ohio ranks 25 of 51 states (1 = highest loss).

$9,200–$15,300estimated lost each month by a typical practice
62%of practice websites don’t offer real online booking
80%of practice websites don’t show a way to reach the office after hours

What patients can do on Ohio practice websites

Online booking
38%
A way to reach the office after hours
20%
Texting the office
20%
A chat or message box
17%
Office hours a patient can find
63%
New-patient forms online
74%
Tap-to-call on a phone
84%

Online booking in Ohio: 38%, about the same as the national 40%. Front-desk time valued at $21.48 an hour, the Ohio average.

Cities in Ohio

CityPracticesNo online bookingEst. lost / month
Columbus2370%$9,250–$15,450
Cincinnati2065%$9,100–$15,200
Dayton1724%$9,000–$15,050
Cleveland1493%$8,950–$14,950

Smaller towns and rural Ohio

Across 228 medical practices in these communities, a typical practice loses an estimated $9,200 to $15,350 a month, and 61% have no online booking. Towns where we analyzed fewer than 10 practices are counted in the Ohio figures above.

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Questions

How much do medical practices in Ohio lose to missed calls and no-shows?

A typical medical practice in Ohio loses an estimated $9,200 to $15,300 a month, based on 302 practices we analyzed. Front-desk time is valued at $21.48 an hour, the average for medical front-desk staff in Ohio.

Do medical practices in Ohio offer online booking?

38% do, about the same as the national figure of 40%. The option most often missing is a chat or message box (83% of websites lack it).

How does Ohio rank?

Ohio ranks 25 of 51 for estimated monthly loss per typical medical practice (1 = highest loss).

How these figures were built. From the public websites of 302 medical practices in Ohio that we could read clearly. Each site was checked for seven things that decide whether a patient who can’t get through by phone still reaches the schedule. Dollar figures are estimates for a typical independent practice: our working figures for missed calls, no-shows, cancellations and overdue patients, adjusted for what each site offers and valued at the local front-desk wage (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). They are estimates, not measurements of any one practice. No practice is named on this page.

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Missed-Patient Report · updated October 2026