Call Routing
AI receptionists don't just book appointments. They ask screening questions that triage urgency and inform where the call goes next—nurse line, urgent slot, or standard booking.
The AI asks quick symptom-screening questions: chest pain, severe bleeding, difficulty breathing, sudden vision loss. If a caller describes a red flag, the AI can escalate to a nurse, prompt for emergency services, or notify the on-call provider immediately. Urgent cases are caught on the call, not buried in a voicemail.
A patient calling with a follow-up visit after a recent surgery goes to the surgeon who did the procedure. A patient with acute pain gets an urgent slot instead of a routine 3-week-out appointment. A behavioral health caller with suicidal ideation gets escalated to the on-call therapist. Intake drives intelligent routing.
Instead of 'John Smith wants to book,' your schedulers see 'John Smith, ankle sprain 2 weeks post-op, pain not improving with PT, needs ortho review.' They know what kind of appointment to book and who to schedule it with. First-call resolution improves because appointments are accurately placed.
When a patient calls after hours with an acute issue, the AI captures intake, assesses urgency, and routes the call to the right on-call provider—orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatry—based on the patient's condition. Providers get context before they answer, not a cold transfer.
Red flags captured and escalated in real time
Urgent calls reach nurses or providers immediately, not hours later
Triage information in the appointment note
Your clinical team reviews chief complaint and urgency before the visit
Routing matched to patient need and provider specialty
First-call resolution: right appointment, right provider, right time
After-hours escalation to on-call provider
Urgent cases reach providers with context, not as blind transfers
The AI is configured with your practice's triage protocols. Red flags vary by specialty—chest pain is urgent for cardiology, behavioral health crisis is urgent for psychiatry. Your clinical team defines the triggers, and the AI applies them consistently on every call.
The intake summary and triage flag go to your staff or on-call provider. They review the full context and can override the AI's assessment. The AI makes a recommendation; your team makes the final decision.
Yes. If the AI detects urgency, it can offer to transfer the caller to your nurse advice line, provider on-call, or urgent care instead of booking a routine appointment. The caller's intake information is captured and available to the nurse or provider.
The AI can be configured to route to specific providers based on specialty, location, or patient history. A patient calling about a follow-up gets routed to their previous provider. A new patient gets routed to the next available provider at their preferred location.
It depends on your setup. If it's an urgent case, the AI can escalate to a transfer or offer same-day/urgent availability. If it's routine, the AI books as normal. Triage informs the response, not just the note.
The structured intake summary is sent: caller's name and phone, chief complaint, relevant symptoms, severity, medications, allergies, and any red flags the AI detected. The provider has full context before taking the call.
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