Triage: Acute Care

Migraine patients in active episodes bypass voicemail and reach clinical staff or on-call immediately — structured intake in parallel

Acute migraine calls need immediate clinical triage. AI reception flags severity from patient symptoms and routes to clinicians without delay, while capturing intake details for fast chart review.

How it pays back

Acute calls never wait in a queue

Patients reporting active migraine symptoms are flagged immediately and routed to clinical staff without voicemail or delay. Severity triage ensures the worst cases connect first.

Clinicians receive structured context before answering

Your clinical staff see the patient's name, symptom summary (pain level, aura, nausea, meds already taken), and time of onset before picking up. No time wasted gathering basic information.

After-hours acute calls reach on-call without voicemail tag

After-hours calls are logged with priority escalation flags and routed to your on-call provider's line directly. The call transcript and structured intake are waiting in your system for callback.

Red-flag symptoms activate emergency protocols

If a patient reports sudden worst-ever headache, loss of consciousness, or neurological symptoms, the system flags this as a medical emergency and can route to 911 or your emergency escalation protocol.

Acute calls escalated

Severity-assessed and routed to clinical staff or on-call immediately

Intake captured in parallel

Symptom details, medication history, and time of onset returned as structured summary for clinician review

After-hours priority routing

On-call provider receives flagged call and structured context without delay

Red-flag detection active

Worst-headache-of-life or neurological symptoms trigger emergency protocols

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI assess migraine severity to escalate the call?

The AI asks about current symptoms: active pain, aura, nausea, light sensitivity, vomiting, and whether this is the patient's typical migraine. Severe symptoms or red flags (sudden worst-ever headache, altered speech, loss of consciousness) trigger immediate escalation.

What happens if a severe migraine call comes in after business hours?

The call is flagged as acute and routed to your on-call provider's line with a priority tag. The structured intake and call transcript are logged in your system so the on-call clinician can call back with full context.

Can the AI detect stroke-like symptoms and escalate to 911?

Yes. If the patient reports sudden worst-ever headache, loss of consciousness, facial drooping, slurred speech, or severe neurological symptoms, the system can be configured to escalate to emergency services and notify your office.

Does the AI share the intake summary with the clinician before they pick up the call?

Yes. The structured intake (symptom details, medication already taken, time of onset, pain severity) is visible to the clinician receiving the call. They can see this context in real time as the call routes to them.

What if the patient is already on a preventive medication and is calling about breakthrough symptoms?

The AI captures whether the patient has taken their preventive dose today and any acute medication already tried (e.g., triptan). This detail is returned in the intake summary so the clinician can assess whether escalation or ED referral is appropriate.

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