The Scheduling Agent
Let patients book, reschedule, and confirm appointments without calling. The Scheduling Agent checks live availability against your EMR, HIS, or scheduling system — and writes confirmed bookings back to the source of truth.
Humans for care. AI for everything else.
Humans for care. AI for everything else.
What it does
How the Scheduling Agent works.
Most hospital scheduling systems live inside the EMR — but patients don't. The Scheduling Agent bridges the two. Patients book on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, SMS, or the hospital website, and the appointment is written directly to your Plato / Hummingbird / BizBox / Origin / custom EMR the same moment.
It respects real scheduling constraints: doctor availability, room/equipment allocations, appointment types, buffer time between patients, insurance pre-authorization requirements, and specialty routing. When a patient asks for a follow-up with Dr. Tan next week, the agent checks Dr. Tan's actual calendar — not a synced cache.
Confirmation, pre-visit reminders, and reschedule/cancel buttons are automated end-to-end. Hospitals routinely see no-show rates drop 30-50% after switching from phone-based scheduling to Scheduling Agent flows.
Example workflow
A day in the life of this agent.
Outcomes
What hospitals get from this agent.
Where it runs
Deploy the Scheduling Agent on every channel your patients use.
FAQ
Common questions about the Scheduling Agent.
Does the Scheduling Agent integrate with our EMR?
Yes. Native partner integrations for Plato, Hummingbird, BizBox, and Origin, plus a REST API for any custom EMR, HIS, or scheduling system. Bookings write back to the source of truth — not a synced cache.
Can patients reschedule or cancel via chat?
Yes. Reminder messages include one-tap reschedule and cancel buttons. Cancellations trigger optional waitlist backfill so freed-up slots don't go empty.
How does it reduce no-shows?
Multi-touch reminders (typically T-2 days, T-1 day, and T-2 hours) with one-tap confirm and reschedule options. Patients who can't attend reschedule in-chat, freeing the slot for waitlisted patients. Combined, this typically cuts no-shows 30-50%.
Can staff still book appointments the old way?
Yes. The Scheduling Agent runs alongside your existing staff scheduling workflows. Any bookings created directly in the EMR appear in the patient's conversation history in real time via signed webhooks.
How long does integration take?
Named partner integrations (Plato, Hummingbird, BizBox, Origin) go live in days. Custom EMR / HIS via the REST API is typically 2-6 weeks depending on the API surface. Most hospitals pilot a single specialty first, validate metrics, then roll out.
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