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Healthcare / Clinical Operations · Multi-location medical clinic

AI caller agent for medical clinics

Voice AI receptionist on Retell AI + n8n + Salesforce Health Cloud that books appointments, captures symptoms, and updates CRM 24/7 with HIPAA-aligned data flow.

Timeline
Sep 2024 – Nov 2024 · live across branches
Status
Live
Category
automation
Industry
Healthcare / Clinical Operations
  • −80%

    Manual call burden

    Front-desk workload reduction

  • <10s

    Booking cycle

    Call → CRM → confirmation

  • 0

    Missed calls

    Coverage including after hours

Context

Clinics faced peak-hour queues, missed calls, and error-prone manual intake while staff were already overloaded.

They needed a medical-grade AI receptionist that could capture accurate patient data and book into Salesforce Health Cloud.

Channels & stack

  • AI Agents & Automation
  • Retell AI
  • n8n
  • MongoDB
  • Salesforce Health Cloud

Challenge

High call volume and missed appointments

Manual symptom recording errors

No reliable after-hours coverage

Goals

  • 01

    24/7 AI call handling with emergency red flags

  • 02

    Real-time appointment booking and CRM sync

  • 03

    HIPAA-aligned secure data flow

Delivery sequence

How the engagement ran.

  1. Phase 01

    Phase 1

    Clinical conversation design

    Medical-grade Retell scripts and emergency logic.

    Work

    • Booking and symptom flows
    • Emergency escalation rules

    Deliverables

    • Conversation design
    • Safety fallbacks
  2. Phase 02

    Phases 2–3

    Automation & CRM

    n8n pipelines into Salesforce Health Cloud and MongoDB.

    Work

    • Identity validation
    • Booking and reminders
    • CRM patient records

    Deliverables

    • Live clinic integration
    • Audit logs

Architecture

  1. 01

    Inbound/outbound AI receptionist

  2. 02

    Real-time doctor availability booking

  3. 03

    Symptom summaries logged to Salesforce

  4. 04

    Email/SMS confirmations and reminders

  5. 05

    MongoDB backup on CRM sync failure

Outcome

80% reduction in manual call burden

Zero missed patient calls during coverage windows

Doctors receive symptom summaries before appointments

Consistent, patient-friendly call experience

Lessons

  • 01

    Clinical prompt design and fallback questions improved accuracy

  • 02

    Real-time Salesforce schedule sync handled mid-day availability changes

Next step

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