Call Routing | Triage

AI screens Mesa calls to separate urgent cases from routine scheduling—routes immediately to on-call or voicemail accordingly

Deploy AI-powered call triage in Mesa: urgent medical calls route to on-call providers or crisis lines; routine scheduling and callbacks go to voicemail or after-hours booking.

AI asks qualifying questions: symptom severity, onset, prior care, whether patient is established
Routes high-priority calls (chest pain, severe injury, altered mental status) to your on-call physician immediately
Sends routine scheduling and non-urgent callbacks to voicemail, after-hours booking, or appointment AI
Documents triage rationale on every call—chief complaint, urgency flags, routing decision—for compliance review
Learns your practice's triage protocols and refines routing over time
Escalates edge cases (patient uncertainty, conflicting symptoms) to your staff with full call transcript

How it pays back

Separate true emergencies from appointment requests

Not every after-hours call is urgent. AI quickly identifies chest pain, active bleeding, or mental health crises and routes them to on-call or 911. Routine 'I need an appointment' calls don't interrupt your physician's evening.

Reduce on-call burden

Your providers only receive calls that need immediate clinical judgment. Appointment requests, prescription refills, and status updates are handled by AI or queued for business hours, cutting unnecessary interruptions.

Comply with protocols

Every triage decision is logged with the AI's reasoning. Disputes, liability concerns, or regulatory audits have a clear record of how and why each call was routed.

Scale Mesa practices without hiring triage staff

No need for a night-time call screener or nurse line. AI triage runs 24/7 and routes consistently, reducing training overhead and turnover.

Triage logic documented

Every routing decision logged with symptoms, severity, and escalation reason

Protocol-driven routing

Configured to your practice's clinical guidelines and on-call thresholds

Edge-case escalation

Uncertain or high-risk calls escalate to your staff with full context

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI know if a call is truly urgent?

The AI asks structured questions about symptoms, onset, severity, and prior treatment. It applies clinical decision trees based on your protocols—e.g., chest pain + shortness of breath = urgent; sore throat + no fever = routine. Edge cases escalate to your staff for judgment.

What happens if the AI misroutes a call?

Every call is recorded and logged. You can review the transcript, triage reasoning, and routing. We refine the protocol based on your feedback. Critical safety gaps trigger real-time escalation to your chief physician for protocol adjustment.

Can the AI route to my on-call physician's cell?

Yes. You configure the on-call roster with cell numbers, pager codes, or both. Urgent calls are transferred directly or the AI leaves a callback-priority voicemail on your practice's on-call line.

What if the patient is not in your system?

The AI captures the caller's name, symptoms, and contact info. For established patients, it checks your EMR; for unknown callers, it treats the request as potentially urgent and escalates per your protocol.

Does the triage routing work 24/7?

Yes. Urgent calls route to on-call around the clock. During business hours, you can disable urgent routing and send all calls to your staff, or keep AI triage active as a second screener.

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