metaSOFT International
Admin Module

Call Centre & Patient Reception

Centralised patient contact management — appointment booking, inquiry handling, follow-up calls and queue management from one operator screen.

Appointment booking
all facilities and specialties
Inquiry logging
tracked to resolution
Follow-up tracking
outbound call management
Multi-facility
single operator screen
Call centre patient services operator
Patient services

Every patient call handled, logged and resolved — in one operator screen.

Benefits

What your patient services team gains from day one.

Inbound call appointment booking across all facilities

Operators book appointments for any specialty, clinic or facility directly from the call screen — accessing the live appointment calendar without switching systems or transferring calls between sites.

Patient inquiry logging and resolution tracking

Every patient inquiry — billing question, clinical query, complaint or information request — logged with category, priority and owner; tracked to resolution with the full communication history visible to the supervisor.

Outbound follow-up call scheduling

Post-discharge follow-up calls, appointment reminders and chronic disease recall calls scheduled and assigned to operators; call outcome logged with automatic rescheduling if the patient is unreachable.

Queue and wait-time management

Real-time queue status for each clinic and outpatient department — operators can advise patients of expected wait times and offer alternative appointment slots without putting the caller on hold for extended periods.

Multi-facility and multi-specialty support

A centralised call centre serving all facilities and specialties from one platform — one operator can book a cardiology appointment at the main hospital and a physiotherapy session at a satellite clinic in the same call.

Integration with patient registration and scheduling

The call centre screen is a front-end to the HMS patient registration and scheduling modules — new patients registered during the call; existing patients identified by name, MRN or date of birth; appointments confirmed and SMS reminders sent automatically.

Feature highlights

Every patient interaction logged, tracked and measured from one screen.

Appointment calendar access

  • Live appointment calendar for all specialties and facilities
  • Book, reschedule and cancel appointments during the call
  • Physician preference and availability filtering
  • Automated SMS and email appointment confirmation

Call log with disposition codes

  • Every call logged with type, disposition and duration
  • Configurable disposition code library per call type
  • Call note field for operator comments and actions taken
  • Call history visible on subsequent patient contact

Follow-up task assignment

  • Follow-up tasks created and assigned to named operators
  • Due-date alerts and overdue task escalation
  • Outbound call schedule view for each operator
  • Task completion with outcome recorded in call log

Patient record lookup

  • Patient search by name, MRN, national ID or date of birth
  • Key clinical flags visible to operator (allergies, VIP, language)
  • Appointment history and upcoming visits displayed
  • New patient registration during the call with MRN generation

Wait-list management

  • Wait-list for fully booked clinics with priority ranking
  • Automatic notification when a cancellation creates a slot
  • Wait-list ageing report by specialty and urgency
  • Patient confirmation of offered slot with SMS response

Operator performance reporting

  • Call volume, handle time and resolution rate per operator
  • Appointment booking conversion rate and cancellation rate
  • Inquiry resolution time and overdue rate reporting
  • Call centre KPI dashboard for supervisors
Part of metaSOFT HMS

Call Centre & Patient Reception is one of 20+ integrated modules on the metaSOFT HMS platform — one database, one patient record, one source of truth.

The first point of patient contact — the phone call to book an appointment — sets the tone for the entire care experience. When the call centre operator has access to the live appointment calendar, the patient's record and the full inquiry history in one screen, they can resolve most calls in a single interaction without transfers, callbacks or paper notes.

Because the Call Centre Module is integrated with patient registration and scheduling, every booking made by the operator is immediately visible to the clinic reception team. Follow-up call outcomes feed back into the patient's interaction history, giving the clinical team context when the patient next presents for care.