Kareo Integration

After-hours calls go straight to your on-call team—AI triages and escalates urgent patients while booking routine appointments

MedReception AI answers after-hours calls, assesses urgency, and escalates critical calls to your on-call provider with full patient context. Routine appointments book into next-day slots in Kareo. No missed emergencies, no voicemail delays.

How it pays back

No More Missed Emergencies

Urgent calls go directly to on-call staff with full context—never lost to voicemail. True emergencies can be routed to ED or 911 if needed.

On-Call Team Stays Informed

Every escalated call includes patient name, DOB, chief complaint, and relevant context. On-call provider answers with full context, saving time and improving care.

Routine Calls Handled Predictably

Non-urgent after-hours calls book into first available slots automatically. Patients know when to expect a callback or when their appointment is. No ambiguity.

Less On-Call Burden

The AI filters and triages before escalating. On-call staff only answer truly urgent calls, reducing alert fatigue and burnout.

Real-time urgency triage

AI assesses chief complaint and routes critical calls to on-call staff within seconds

Patient context on escalation

On-call provider sees name, DOB, phone, chief complaint, and relevant context before answering

Routine bookings automated

Non-urgent calls book into Kareo's next-day available slots—no staff follow-up needed

On-call schedule integration

AI uses your Kareo on-call rules to route to the right provider at the right time

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI know if a call is urgent?

The AI asks about symptoms and chief complaint, listens for red flags (chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, etc.), and uses your protocol to decide whether to escalate. You configure urgency rules during setup.

Can the AI route urgent calls to 911 or an ED?

Yes. If a call meets your criteria for emergency (e.g., unconscious, severe trauma), the AI can be configured to advise the caller to call 911 or go to the nearest ED, and it logs the call for your records and Kareo.

What information does the on-call provider see when they're called?

Name, DOB, phone, chief complaint, and relevant context from the call. This appears on their phone screen or via a callback notification with linked Kareo record.

What happens to routine after-hours calls?

The AI books them into the first available Kareo appointment slot for the next business day and confirms the time with the patient. If the patient prefers a callback instead, the AI schedules that too.

Does the on-call escalation log appear in Kareo?

Yes. Escalations, patient context, and the reason for the call are logged in the patient's Kareo record. The next-day team sees the history and can follow up appropriately.

Can I customize which calls escalate vs. which are booked?

Completely. You define urgency thresholds, escalation pathways, and booking rules during configuration. These are tuned to your specialty and on-call protocols.

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