Appointment Management and Patient Communication

Appointment Management and Patient Communication

Case Study: Multi-Specialty Hospital

Initial Situation

A large multi-specialty hospital faced the challenge:

  • Overloaded call center with long waiting times
  • High rate of missed appointments (no-shows)
  • Inefficient manual appointment scheduling and management

Implemented Solution

Chatbot-based appointment management with N8N as the integration platform:

  • Communication Channels: Website chat and WhatsApp
  • Functions:
    • Booking, changing, and canceling appointments
    • Real-time access to patient profiles in the HIS
    • Automatic appointment confirmations and reminders
    • Immediate refilling of available appointment slots

Results

  • 30% reduction in call center phone calls
  • Patient satisfaction increased by 25% due to flexible appointment scheduling
  • No-show rate decreased from 18% to below 8%
  • Resource optimization through dynamic appointment rescheduling
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