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Let the AI handle routine calls while your Kareo staff focus on patient care and complex workflows

Routine calls—appointments, reschedules, refills, status checks—are answered and processed by the AI. Staff manage only exceptions, insurance issues, and direct patient care calls, improving focus and throughput.

How it pays back

Staff can finish one task before the next call rings

With the AI answering routine calls, your team has uninterrupted time for clinical work, insurance calls, and patient care. Phone ringing no longer derails every activity.

Fewer incomplete or error-prone tasks

When staff are not constantly answering phones, appointment entry, chart updates, and messaging happen with fewer mistakes. Attention and focus improve dramatically.

Patient care calls stay personal; routine calls stay quick

Patients with real concerns reach staff immediately. Questions like 'Can I get an appointment Tuesday?' are answered instantly by AI. Staff energy goes to empathy and problem-solving.

Closes the day on time

No end-of-day call backlog. Remaining calls are organized in Kareo with clear priorities. Staff leave when they're done with planned work.

Routine calls handled by AI

Staff not interrupted for scheduling, refills, or status checks

Complex calls routed with full context

AI pre-summarizes reason, history, and prior interactions

Call queue visible in Kareo

Morning staff see prioritized list, not voicemail pile

Staff time freed for clinical work

Chart review, prior auth, patient outreach completed without interruption

Frequently asked questions

What calls does the AI handle, and what goes to staff?

AI handles appointment booking, reschedules, cancellations, refill requests, lab result inquiries, and appointment confirmations. Calls about billing, insurance authorization, complex medical questions, and upset patients are routed to staff with full context.

How do staff know which calls are waiting?

All handled calls are logged in Kareo with a flag for callback or follow-up. Staff open Kareo in the morning and see a prioritized list of calls needing response, with caller name, reason, and preferred time.

What if a call is urgent but routine (e.g., patient in pain)?

The AI listens for distress cues and urgency in the caller's voice. Any sign of emergency, pain, or distress triggers immediate routing to staff or on-call provider, regardless of the stated reason.

Will staff feel like they're losing control of the phone?

No. Staff retain full oversight through Kareo. They see every call, the AI's notes, and can modify routing rules anytime. It's an addition to their workflow, not a replacement.

Can we customize what the AI answers vs. what routes to staff?

Yes. You set rules in Kareo for call types, keywords, caller attributes, and time of day. You decide what the AI handles and what comes to staff. Rules adjust as your practice needs evolve.

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