Our front desk is overloaded

Phones ring while the team checks in the patient standing at the desk. Tely takes the routine calls, insurance checks and intake paperwork, so your staff can look after the people in the room.

15 min · no commitment · HIPAA-compliant

The problem

What it costs you

When the front desk is stretched, the phone loses. Calls go to voicemail, hold times grow, and the callers who give up are often new patients who have no reason to wait.

Hiring helps for a while. But each new hire takes time to train, and the work grows with every new patient.

An example, not a statistic
calls a day across your lines 120
a call: scheduling, insurance, directions 3 min
of staff time a day on the phone 6 hours

Put in your own numbers. Your phone system shows daily call volume and average call length.

The process

How it works

We take the routine calls

Scheduling, rescheduling, directions and insurance questions, answered in your practice’s name.

Insurance checked ahead

Coverage verified before the visit, not at the desk.

Intake done before arrival

Patients fill in forms on their phone; the data lands in your EHR.

Your team handles the rest

Anything that needs a person goes to your staff, with notes.

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Questions

Questions practice owners ask

What are the signs our front desk is overloaded?

Callers on hold for minutes, voicemail during lunch and at opening time, forms typed in twice, and staff staying late to return calls. If new patients say they could not get through, the desk is already losing them.

Will taking calls off the desk replace my staff?

No. The AI front desk takes the routine calls, insurance checks and intake, so your staff can spend their time on the patients in front of them.

What kinds of calls can it handle?

Booking and rescheduling, directions and hours, insurance questions and new-patient questions about your services. Clinical questions go to your team.

Does it check insurance?

Yes. Tely checks the patient’s coverage before the visit, so the front desk does not have to call the payer.

Will my team have to learn a new system?

No. Bookings, insurance results and intake forms land in the EHR or scheduler they already use.

Is it HIPAA-compliant?

Yes. Patient data is encrypted at rest and in transit, access is role-based, and every access is logged.

What does it cost to take calls off the desk?

It depends on your daily call volume and locations. Compare it with an extra hire on a short call.

Want to take the phones off your front desk?

See how Tely would work for your practice. A 15-minute call, no commitment.

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15 min · no commitment · HIPAA-compliant · works with your EHR

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