
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