NextGen Integration

AI identifies urgent calls and immediately alerts your NextGen-integrated on-call team

AI receptionist recognizes clinical urgency, flags calls for immediate escalation, and provides your provider with patient summary and context from NextGen.

How it pays back

Critical calls never get stuck in voicemail

The AI recognizes urgent language or symptoms and routes the patient directly to your on-call provider in seconds—not minutes.

Provider has full patient context before the call

Your on-call provider sees the patient's relevant medical history, allergies, and current medications from NextGen before they pick up the phone. Chief complaint is captured during the call and presented to the provider.

Routine calls still handled by AI

Only truly urgent calls escalate. Non-emergency patients are booked into available slots or triaged for callback—reducing interruptions to your provider.

Audit trail for compliance

Every urgent escalation is logged with timestamps, trigger keywords, and call routing. Full HIPAA-compliant documentation for your records.

Urgent calls escalated in real time

Provider alerted and routed immediately

Patient history retrieved from NextGen

Allergies, meds, and recent visits visible before transfer

Customizable escalation rules

Configure triggers, keywords, and severity thresholds per your protocols

Audit trail for every escalation

Timestamps, reasons, and outcomes logged for compliance

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI determine what is urgent?

You define urgency rules during setup: keywords ('chest pain', 'difficulty breathing'), severity ratings, or patient triage scores. The AI applies these in real time during the call.

What information does the on-call provider see about the caller?

If the patient is in your NextGen system, they see name, DOB, allergies, medications, and recent visit notes. For new patients, the AI provides the chief complaint and caller details captured during the call.

Can the patient choose to stay on the line with the AI while waiting for the provider?

Yes. The AI can keep the patient on the line and gather more information while alerting the provider. This speeds up the handoff.

What if the on-call provider doesn't answer?

You configure fallback options: route to another provider, transfer to an external urgent care line, or keep the AI on the line and try again after a delay.

Are urgent call escalations HIPAA-compliant?

Yes. All calls, patient data, and escalation logs are encrypted and stored in HIPAA-certified infrastructure. Escalations are documented for your compliance records.

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