Medical dermatology
Skin, hair and nail concerns referred by a primary care doctor or self-referred — often insurance-led, with eligibility and referral questions up front.
Industries · Healthcare & Wellness
Turn More Dermatology Enquiries Into Booked Consults
Front desks drown in the same questions: is this medical or cosmetic, when can I be seen, do you take my insurance. The AI answers the admin, sorts the enquiry and books the consult — without ever advising on care.
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Hi, do you treat acne scarring? And are you in network with my insurance?
Hello — thanks for reaching out to Northside Dermatology. I can help you get booked, but I can’t give medical advice or confirm coverage. Which would you like first: a consult for a cosmetic concern, or a medical visit that may need a referral?
I think it’s cosmetic, mostly scarring.
Understood — that would be a cosmetic consult, which is not billed to insurance. I can check our next available cosmetic appointment. Do you have a preferred day or time?
Thursday or Friday afternoon.
Thursday 2:40 PM or Friday 3:10 PM with our cosmetic coordinator. Which works?
Thursday 2:40.
Booked. I’ll email a confirmation and a short intake form. Any clinical questions will be answered at your visit by the clinician, not here.
Industry context
How dermatology demand actually arrives
Two very different funnels share one front desk: medical concerns that route to insurance, and cosmetic interests that are self-pay.
Cosmetic & aesthetic
Self-pay interest in skin treatments, laser and injectables — decided on trust, availability and price transparency, not insurance.
Recalls & follow-ups
Periodic skin checks, treatment-plan follow-ups and annual reviews that keep the calendar full and continuity intact.
The admin load is the real bottleneck: the same non-clinical questions, repeated all day, while calls ring out and web enquiries wait. Sorting medical from cosmetic early saves everyone time.
Praktivo answers instantly, asks only non-clinical sorting questions, books the right consult, and routes every clinical question to your team.
Consult bookingNew-patient intakeInsurance questionsReferral captureCosmetic consultsRecallsNo-show remindersFront-desk triageWaitlist fillsPost-visit follow-up
Where leads are being lost
Where dermatology enquiries are being lost
Patients do not wait in a phone queue. They book wherever they get an answer.
Common leaks in dermatology practices
- Calls ringing out at the front desk during busy clinic hours.
- Web and Instagram enquiries answered a day later.
- Cosmetic interest mixed in with medical calls, slowing both down.
- Recall lists never worked, so follow-ups quietly lapse.
- No-shows that were never confirmed or reminded.
- Waitlist gaps that could have been filled from a cancellation.
Illustrative: the unanswered cosmetic enquiry
- 11:20 AMA patient messages about treatment interest and pricing
- 11:20 AMThe front desk is checking in a full waiting room
- 4:30 PMThey book with a clinic that replied within the hour
- Next weekYour reply finally goes out; no response
- ResultA self-pay consult — and its follow-on visits — lost
AI front-desk agent
Enquiry sorting and consult booking, every time
The agent handles the admin and books the visit. Clinical judgement always belongs to your team.
What the agent does on the call or chat
- Answers every call and message instantly, including after hours.
- Asks only non-clinical sorting questions — medical vs cosmetic, new vs returning.
- Captures name, contact details and the reason for the visit in the patient’s own words.
- Books the correct consult type into your calendar with reminders.
- Explains your approved admin policies: hours, location, what to bring, self-pay versus insurance.
- Routes every clinical question, symptom detail or concern to a human.
- Flags urgent medical wording for immediate human review, per your protocol.
From enquiry to booked consult
- 11:20 AMChat captured and tagged “cosmetic enquiry”
- 11:22 AMThursday 2:40 PM booked; confirmation and intake email sent
- 11:23 AMPatient record created with source = Instagram
- Day beforeReminder sent with easy reschedule option
- After visitFollow-up and next-review reminder queued per your protocol
- LaterRecall planned for the interval your clinician sets
Illustrative example
Illustrative example of the enquiries the agent handles. All clinical wording, triage rules and recall intervals come from your approved protocol — never invented by the agent.
What the AI handles end-to-end
What the AI handles end-to-end
Admin and scheduling, so your team can focus on patients.
24/7 enquiry capture
Calls, texts, forms and DMs answered in seconds, day or night.
Medical vs cosmetic sorting
Non-clinical tagging so each enquiry reaches the right coordinator.
Consult scheduling
Books the correct visit type into your calendar with reminders.
No-show reduction
Confirmation and reminder cadence with easy rescheduling.
Recall campaigns
Works your recall list at intervals your clinicians set.
Waitlist fills
When a slot frees up, offers it to the next suitable patient.
New-patient intake
Sends forms and pre-visit instructions before the appointment.
Review requests
Invites feedback after a completed visit, per your policy.
Front-desk relief
Absorbs repetitive admin questions so staff can help people in front of them.
Multichannel answers
Consistent messaging across phone, SMS, web chat and social DMs.
Follow-up sequence
A no-show, handled gently
A missed appointment is rarely a lost patient. A calm, prompt rebooking flow recovers many of them.
No-show recovery — same day to Day 14
- Same dayA warm, non-judgemental message offering to rebook.
- Day 1Brief call task for the front desk if no reply.
- Day 3Offers two alternative times that fit the clinic.
- Day 7Notes that the slot is held provisionally, then released.
- Day 14Polite final check, then moves to the recall list.
Sequences stop the moment a patient replies or opts out, and follow your consent and quiet-hours rules.
Human in control
What stays human
The agent handles admin and scheduling. Care decisions stay entirely with your clinicians.
- Every clinical question, symptom description and diagnosis.
- Triage and any decision about urgency or treatment.
- Pricing, insurance eligibility and financial agreements.
- Complaints and anything a patient asks to escalate.
- Anyone who asks for a person — connected immediately.
Healthcare-safe by design
The agent never diagnoses, never suggests a treatment and never interprets symptoms. It captures what the patient says, books the visit and hands clinical matters to a qualified human.
PHI is kept to a minimum, access is limited, and the build is HIPAA-conscious. Confirm all compliance specifics with your own advisor.
Practice visibility
Practice visibility: enquiries, consults and ad ROI
See what is actually driving medical and cosmetic visits — without the guesswork.
Admin panel
Every enquiry with source, type (medical or cosmetic) and next action.
Pipeline view
Enquiry → Booked → Attended → Rebooked, updated automatically.
Conversation history
Full threads saved so the front desk can confirm details fast.
Marketing ROI you can actually read
- Which campaign produced consults, split by medical and cosmetic.
- Cost per booked consult by channel, including after-hours capture.
- Recovered missed calls, the simplest way to fill the schedule.
Attribution, attached to the visit
- SourceInstagram / cosmetic enquiry
- EnquiryCosmetic consult, Thursday 2:40 PM
- Agent actionBooked, intake sent, reminder set
- OutcomeAttended → follow-up per protocol
- ReportingConsults by type and campaign
FAQ
Dermatology questions, answered
What practice managers ask before automating the front desk.
Will the AI give medical advice?
No. It books consults, captures the enquiry and routes clinical questions to your team. It never diagnoses, triages or advises on treatment.
Can it tell cosmetic enquiries from medical ones?
Yes. It asks a few simple, non-clinical questions and tags the enquiry so the right coordinator or clinician handles it.
How does it reduce no-shows?
Through a confirmation and reminder cadence with easy rescheduling, designed around your clinic’s rules.
Is patient data safe?
The design keeps personal health information to a minimum, limits access, and is HIPAA-conscious. Always confirm specifics with your compliance advisor.
Will it work with our EHR or calendar?
It works alongside your existing calendar and practice system; we confirm integrations during the audit and are honest about limits.
Where do clinics usually start?
Usually with missed-call recovery and consult booking, then recall campaigns and no-show reminders.
Get your plan
Put this to work on your practice
Tell us how calls, enquiries and recalls are handled today. We will map the fastest win — usually the front desk.
- A free 30-minute AI strategy call — no obligation.
- A scoped blueprint: the biggest leak, and the first automation to fix it.
- Honest fit check — we will tell you if automation is not your fastest win.
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