Patient Acquisition

When a new patient calls, they're shopping—AI answers immediately, captures complete intake, and books an appointment while they're on the phone and ready

New patient intake calls are sales conversations. If they hear voicemail or a hold queue, they call your competitor. AI answers in seconds, walks through intake interactively, and commits them to an appointment before they hang up.

How it pays back

Every New Patient Call Converts to a Booking

Callers who reach a responsive voice and walk through intake interactively are psychologically committed to the appointment. No voicemail, no delay, no abandonment to a competitor's website.

Complete Intake Ready for Your Team

New patient demographics and intake summary are captured on the call and returned as a structured, EMR-pasteable summary. Your clinical staff rooming the patient aren't scrambling to gather basic information—they start with chief complaint and history.

Insurance Information Captured for Verification

System captures insurance details on the call and returns them as a structured summary for your billing team to review and verify. Your billing team resolves coverage questions before the patient arrives.

High-Risk Cases Flagged for Outreach

Complex cases (surgical patient, high medication count, red-flag symptoms) are flagged for your clinical team to call before the appointment. Surprises are minimized, and continuity of care starts immediately.

New patients answered immediately

No voicemail, no lost prospects to competitors

Complete intake captured on first call

Demographics, chief complaint, and structured summary ready for review

Insurance details captured for verification

Your billing team resolves coverage questions before the visit

Appointment booked before caller hangs up

First-call conversion ensures patient commitment

Frequently asked questions

How does the system know this is a new patient and not an existing one?

The AI queries your EMR in real time by phone number and date of birth. If no match is found, the caller is treated as new and routed through the new patient intake flow. If found, it loads their history and personalizes the conversation.

What insurance information gets captured and what gets written to the EMR?

The system asks for insurance details, group number, and member ID on the call. This information is captured and returned as a structured summary for your billing team to review and verify. Your team files it into the patient's chart—the AI captures it for you, not writes it directly to the EMR.

Can it handle patients who want to see a specific provider?

Yes. If a new patient mentions a referral or preference, the AI notes it and offers the next available slot with that provider. If they're fully booked, it offers an alternative or puts the patient on a waitlist for that provider.

What happens if a new patient doesn't want to book on the phone?

The system captures their name, reason for calling, and preferred method of contact. Your team gets a summary and can send a follow-up message within the hour with available slots—warm handoff, not cold outreach.

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