Use Case

Multi-Specialty Practices in Fresno: Katie AI Triages After-Hours Calls to the Right Provider

Fresno multi-specialty clinics with pediatrics, urgent care, and orthopedics use Katie to answer after-hours calls, identify the department, triage symptoms, and route to on-call providers instantly.

How it pays back

Callers Reach the Right Specialty Without Menu Hell

Instead of choosing from a phone tree, callers describe their issue in their own words. Katie recognizes the department and routes accordingly. Pediatric fever goes to pediatrics; ankle sprain goes to orthopedics.

On-Call Providers Know What They're Getting

Katie captures chief complaint and patient name on the call. When the on-call provider answers, they have context and can triage faster.

Urgent Cases Get Immediate Escalation

Chest pain, high fever in a child, or neurological symptoms trigger instant routing to the on-call provider and, if needed, to the nearest ER. No delay.

Routine After-Hours Calls Don't Wake Your Staff

A patient with a minor question or a request for a callback is logged and summarized. Your team reviews it in the morning and decides if it needs urgent follow-up.

Multi-specialty routing configured

Katie learns your clinic's departments and protocols

Urgent symptoms escalated instantly

Chest pain, high fever, loss of consciousness route to providers

Chief complaint and context captured

On-call provider has patient info before answering

Routine calls logged for morning review

Non-urgent calls don't interrupt sleep or on-call time

Frequently asked questions

How does Katie know which specialty the call should go to?

During setup, we configure Katie's triage keywords for each department. When a caller mentions their issue, Katie recognizes the specialty (orthopedics, pediatrics, urgent care) and routes accordingly.

What if the caller's issue is vague or multi-specialty?

Katie can transfer to your answering service, escalate to an on-call supervisor, or log the call as ambiguous for your team to review. Your protocols determine the routing rule.

Can Katie handle pediatric calls differently from adult calls?

Yes. Katie can ask about the patient's age and route pediatric calls to your pediatrics provider, escalating high fevers or breathing issues instantly.

What if an after-hours call isn't urgent but the patient needs to talk to someone?

Katie captures the message and context, and your team reviews it the next morning. If it's truly urgent, the on-call provider can call back. Otherwise, your staff handles it during business hours.

Does Katie integrate with our multi-specialty EMR?

Katie works alongside your EMR (athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Epic, Elation, Cerbo, Hint, Tebra, AdvancedMD, ModMed). Appointment bookings and patient demographics sync to your shared EMR; call notes and clinical details are returned as a structured, EMR-pasteable summary for your team to review and file.

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