New Patient Workflow
New patient intake is the longest call a migraine clinic's front desk takes, and it arrives without warning. This covers what a focused AI intake call actually contains, roughly how long it runs, and which work moves off your phone queue as a result.
A new migraine patient's first call is long, unscheduled and impossible to shorten politely. Moving it is worth more to a small desk than moving several short calls, because it is the one that makes everything else wait.
The call asks a focused screening set and captures extra detail as notes when the patient offers it. A nurse or physician can follow up by phone, chart note or portal message before the visit to clarify anything that needs it.
The patient gives their history and confirms an appointment in the same conversation, so the clinic does not spend a second call, and a callback, arranging the time.
Your provider opens the patient's name, contact details and intake summary already populated, with the structured clinical summary ready for review and filing.
New patient record created
Demographic data writes to EMR; clinical intake returned as summary for staff review
Structured clinical summary provided
Staff reviews and files migraine history, triggers, and current medications
First appointment confirmed on call
Patient booked into your EMR during intake; no follow-up scheduling call needed
Insurance details captured
Contact info and PA requests returned as summary for staff action
Typically 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the complexity of the migraine history and appointment availability. The AI asks follow-up questions and confirms details, and the call ends once the appointment is booked.
The AI asks its focused screening set and captures any additional detail the patient offers as notes, then returns the summary to your clinical staff. Your nurse or physician can follow up by phone, chart note or portal message before the visit.
History-taking and new patient scheduling. Staff time moves to confirmations, cancellations and urgent triage, which are the calls that need a person.
The AI can offer that. You can set rules so new patients with complex or severe migraine symptoms are routed to your nurse or provider before an appointment is confirmed, and the AI presents that path to the caller.
Little. The AI captures insurance contact information and any prior authorization requirements and returns them as a summary; your billing staff make the call to the insurer separately, so verification never holds the patient on the line.
Capability
Patient intake
Structured intake on every call—new patient or established—captures EMR records and returns summaries for staff review.
Next step
Booking new patients on the first call
How a first-time caller becomes a booked appointment on one call.
Next step
How it differs by specialty
What changes between specialties.
Related
Capturing What Changed Since the Last Visit, Before a Migraine Follow-Up
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What Is Left for Your Front Desk After an AI Takes the New Patient Call
An AI receptionist moves new patient intake from entry to review.
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