Call Routing
Every inbound call is assessed for urgency. Chest pain, severe allergic reactions, and other red flags trigger immediate escalation to on-call providers or emergency transfer—no delay, no hold queue.
The AI is trained to recognize urgent presentation patterns (severe pain, difficulty breathing, altered mental status, active bleeding, chest discomfort, anaphylaxis). Urgent cases are routed to on-call staff or 911 immediately. Routine calls never block emergency access.
When an urgent case is escalated, the on-call provider receives a notification with the caller's name, callback number, reported symptoms, and the AI's triage assessment. No 'call me back when you can'—staff know exactly what they're getting.
Instead of paying a separate on-call support service or hiring night staff, your line stays live and monitored. Urgent calls route to your on-call physician; routine calls queue for morning. One system, full coverage.
Every urgent call is logged with timestamps, triage flags, escalation destination, and call recording. This creates a defensible record for HIPAA audit, compliance, and clinical review.
Real-time urgency detection
AI identifies red flags during the call and escalates immediately
Urgent calls escalated
Routed to on-call provider or emergency dispatch within seconds
Non-urgent calls queued
Routine inquiries held for next business day or self-booked
Call context handed to staff
On-call provider receives caller name, symptoms, and triage data before pickup
The AI listens for urgent presentation patterns—severe pain, difficulty breathing, chest discomfort, loss of consciousness, severe allergic reaction, active bleeding, or other critical signs—and flags them for immediate escalation. You can customize urgency rules for your specialty.
You set escalation rules: urgent calls can route to your on-call provider's mobile, your after-hours answering service, a designated urgent care line, or 911 for life-threatening cases. The AI follows your protocol exactly.
Non-urgent calls proceed to appointment booking (if the caller wants to schedule) or are queued for your team to return the next business day. Routine inquiries never block urgent call routing.
Yes. When an urgent call is escalated, your on-call provider receives a notification with the caller's name, callback number, reported chief complaint, and the AI's triage assessment. This context helps them prepare.
Yes. All urgent calls and escalations are recorded, logged, and encrypted in compliance with HIPAA. You maintain full audit trails for compliance review and clinical quality assurance.
Yes. You define urgent flags for your specialty. A dermatology practice might prioritize severe infection signs; an orthopedic office might flag sudden joint instability or neurovascular changes. Rules are customizable and updatable.
Workflow
Call routing and triage
How AI triage routes urgent, routine, and recall calls to the right destination.
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