Weight Loss & Bariatric
Weight loss practices field high-volume inbound calls from referrals, self-referred patients, and follow-ups. Missed calls mean lost new patients and broken patient journeys. MedReception AI answers every call instantly, captures structured intake (BMI history, medication, surgical history, goals), books appointments directly to your EMR, and routes urgent escalations to your clinical team to 24/7, no voicemail dead ends.
By MedReception AI, physician-built by Paul Toomey, MDPublished
Referrals from primary care, bariatric surgeons, and endocrinologists call once. If your line is busy, they call a competitor. MedReception answers immediately, qualifies the referral, and books the appointment into your schedule while the caller is on the phone. No missed handoffs, no callback tag.
Katie asks about current weight, prior weight loss attempts, medications (GLP-1, thyroid, blood pressure), surgical history, and program goals. The summary is formatted for your chart and your EMR, staff paste it into the patient record in seconds. Insurance details and photo ID are captured and handed to your billing team.
New callers reporting chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or medication side effects are routed to your clinical staff immediately by the rules you program. MedReception does not make clinical decisions; your team does. Urgent calls interrupt your staff; routine intakes are booked and summarized for batch review.
MedReception is custom-built per practice and integrates with your existing EMR. Launch takes about one week from signup; your phone number and EHR connection are ready in 1 to 3 days. If you switch EMRs later, your AI setup moves with you, no rebuild, no re-training. Our team handles all configuration and optimization, free for life.
Every call answered
Unlimited simultaneous calls, 24/7, no overflow to voicemail
Intake captured on the first contact
Structured summary ready for your staff to review and file
Appointments booked directly to EMR
New patient demographics and booking entered into your EMR when eligible
HIPAA compliant, verified by Compliancy Group
BAA included; all call data and intake summaries encrypted and audit-logged
Katie answers every call instantly, day and night. If the caller is a new patient, Katie captures their intake (medical history, weight loss goals, medications, insurance), books them into an available appointment slot, and sends a confirmation. If no slots are open, the caller is offered a callback time or added to a waitlist. Your staff reviews the intake summary and confirms the appointment via phone or text.
Katie identifies the question and routes the call to your staff if you've set that rule. For example, if a caller asks about coverage for a specific medication or surgical screening, Katie can transfer them to your clinical coordinator or billing team immediately. Otherwise, Katie captures the question in the summary and marks it for follow-up.
New patient demographics (name, date of birth, phone, appointment time) are booked directly into your EMR. Medical history, medications, prior surgeries, and intake notes are returned as a structured summary that your staff review and file into the patient record. This keeps your clinicians in control of the chart and ensures nothing is missed.
We integrate with athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Elation, Cerbo, Hint, Tebra, ModMed, Practice Fusion, Jane, Office Ally, SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Accuro, pMD, PS Suite, and Nextech. If your EMR is not listed, custom integration is available; book a demo and we will scope yours.
About one week from signup. Your phone number and EHR connection are ready in 1 to 3 days. Registering your number for patient texting takes about 5 business days. During setup, our team configures your intake questions, appointment routing, escalation rules, and staff transfer numbers so Katie is ready on day one.
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