Intake
New migraine patients often call with urgent or complex histories. AI reception captures detailed migraine phenotype, prior workup, and current medications on the first call, then books them into the correct appointment type with context ready for the clinician.
By MedReception AI, physician-built by Paul Toomey, MDPublished
The clinician opens the chart and sees migraine frequency, triggers, past treatments, imaging status, and current meds. Chair time is spent on examination and treatment planning, not repeating questions the patient already answered on the phone.
The AI distinguishes acute new-onset migraine from chronic migraineur seeking optimization from a complex history requiring urgent workup. New patients are booked accordingly, avoiding overbooking urgent slots or underestimating complexity.
If a new-patient call reveals worst-ever headache, sudden-onset thunderclap pattern, fever, or neurological symptoms, the AI escalates immediately. Callers are routed to urgent care or ED, not booked for a standard appointment.
The AI captures name, date of birth, phone, and creates the new patient record in your EMR during the call. Staff do not spend time calling back for missing data. Appointment is confirmed to the caller immediately.
Complete migraine history on first call
Phenotype, triggers, prior workup, current meds, and red flags documented before first visit
New patient record and appointment written to EMR
Demographics, appointment, and structured intake summary ready for clinician review
Urgent escalation built in
Red flags detected and escalated immediately; safe booking only for appropriate urgency
Insurance information captured at call time
Insurance details recorded during intake and returned to staff for verification before or at visit
The AI captures the full history—prior imaging, specialist visits, failed medications, comorbidities—and returns it as a structured summary. Complex cases are flagged for clinical review before booking; your staff may recommend a longer visit or pre-visit consultation.
Yes. If the new patient describes acute symptoms, red flags, or a pattern that suggests high acuity, the AI escalates or books an urgent slot. Stable new migraineurs are booked for standard evaluation. Your practice defines the urgency criteria.
Yes. The AI asks for insurance information and records it during the call. This is captured and returned to staff as part of the intake summary for verification before the visit or at check-in.
The AI uses open and closed questions to explore history. If a patient is unsure, the AI notes that (e.g., 'unclear if prior imaging') and escalates for staff to follow up. The appointment is still booked with a note for the clinician.
Yes. Once the appointment is booked, the AI provides the date, time, and visit type to the caller. A confirmation can be sent via SMS or email. The appointment record and full intake summary are written to your EMR immediately.
Core Process
Patient intake
Structured phone intake captures all clinical and demographic data on the first call.
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How it differs by specialty
What changes between specialties.
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Booking new patients on the first call
How a first-time caller becomes a booked appointment on one call.
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How appointments get booked on the call
Booking, rescheduling and calendar rules the receptionist applies on every call.
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