MedFrontDesk Playbook

Urgent Care Queue Balancer

Urgent care phones spike unpredictably. Katie provides wait times, insurance checks, and instructions so staff can focus on walk-ins.

When to run this playbook

Queue lines reveal nothing to patients.

Staff relay the same arrival instructions 100x.

Insurance verification slows everything down.

Caller journey (high-level)

01

Wait time broadcast

Katie pulls live EHR/queue data to share expected wait times.

02

Insurance capture

Collect payer, member ID, and photo uploads before arrival.

03

Symptom screening

Escalate red flags to clinicians instantly.

Triage categories & actions

CategoryExample callsNotificationTarget callbackCaller messaging
EmergencyChest pain, stroke, trauma.911 / ERImmediateCall 911 or go to the ER now.
Urgent clinicalWorsening postop pain, severe symptoms.On-call provider< 15 minProvider calls back within 15 minutes.
Routine clinicalRefills, mild symptoms, referrals.Daytime teamNext business dayCare team follows up on the next business day.
Non-clinical / adminScheduling, billing, paperwork.Admin queueNext business dayFront desk follows up when the office reopens.