New Patient Onboarding
A practical decision for whoever owns the phone: whether intake is collected before the appointment is confirmed or after, how long the call runs, and what an after-hours new patient call leaves behind.
Some practices want intake completed before a slot is committed. Others want the appointment locked in first so the caller never loses it. Both are configurable, and the decision stays with the practice that has to live with it.
Nobody is waiting on a late portal submission or hunting for a file on the morning of the appointment. By the time the visit starts, staff have reviewed the summary and the chart is prepared.
After-hours new patient calls are answered and worked through in full. There is no voicemail dead end and no partial capture waiting to be reconstructed by whoever picks it up first.
Because insurance, history, and chief complaint were captured during scheduling, the front desk confirms rather than collects. The patient answers their history once, on the phone, and is not handed a second clipboard.
All new patient intake on the scheduling call
Demographic, insurance, medical history, and chief complaint captured while confirming the appointment
New patient demographics and appointment record write to EMR in real time
Name, DOB, phone, and appointment are created and synced before the patient arrives
Structured summary ready for staff review
Insurance, medical history, allergies, and medications returned as organized summary for chart prep
After-hours new patient calls captured completely
No voicemail dead ends or lost intake—full structured summary waits for morning
Yes. You can configure the AI to collect intake first and then confirm the appointment, or to confirm first and loop back to intake. Your practice defines the sequence.
That depends on your intake questionnaire and the complexity of the patient's medical history. Most routine intakes take 5–10 minutes, and your staff can customize the question set to match your specialty and practice needs.
The AI answers, collects the intake, and confirms the appointment. Your staff receive a complete structured summary in the morning, and the new patient record and demographics are created and ready before anyone arrives.
Your staff can verify at check-in as a final safety check, but nothing needs re-entering. The capture happens on the phone and your team has it in the summary before the patient arrives.
Most do not, when it is framed as being ready for their visit and not having to fill out a form on arrival. It reads as efficient rather than burdensome, and the tone of the call is what makes that difference.
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