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Healthcare Chat Support Automation Case Study

This healthcare case study shows how AI-powered chat support automation delivered 99% faster improvement in average response time and 42% increase in customer satisfaction.

Company Profile

Company Type

Specialty healthcare practice

Team Size

30-150 employees

Industry

Healthcare

Key Challenge

Struggling with inefficient manual chat support processes that were slowing growth and increasing operational costs. Their primary concern was HIPAA compliance.

Tools Connected

EpicCernerAthenahealthKareoGoogle Forms
Setup TimeHalf a day
Agents Deployed3 AI agents

The Challenge

Manual chat support was the biggest bottleneck in this specialty healthcare practice's operations. Their team of 30-150 employees processed hundreds of chat support requests weekly, each requiring multiple steps, cross-referencing against healthcare-specific requirements, and coordination between departments. The average chat support request took 45 minutes to complete manually, and the backlog was growing by 15% each quarter.

Beyond the time drain, the quality of their chat support output was inconsistent. Different team members followed different procedures, and there was no standardized way to handle edge cases that are common in healthcare. A recent audit revealed that 12% of completed chat support records contained errors that required rework — costing the organization an additional $50K annually in correction and remediation efforts. The leadership team recognized that continuing to throw people at the problem wasn't viable and began searching for an AI-powered solution.

The Solution

Arahi AI provided the automation backbone this healthcare team needed. They deployed a multi-agent workflow that breaks the chat support process into discrete, automated steps — each handled by a specialized AI agent. The first agent monitors triggers from Epic and Kareo. The second agent analyzes and processes incoming requests using healthcare-specific business logic. The third agent executes actions across connected tools and notifies team members via Slack.

The beauty of the no-code approach was speed of implementation. The team had their first agent live within 90 minutes, and the full chat support workflow was operational within a single afternoon. They used Arahi AI's template for healthcare chat support as a starting point, customized the business rules to match their specific process, and connected their existing tool stack without writing a single line of code. Within the first week, the agents had processed over 200 chat support instances with 99%+ accuracy — more than the team typically handled in a month.

The Results

Measurable improvements across key healthcare chat support metrics.

Average Response Time

99% faster

Before

8 minutes

After

< 5 seconds

Queries Resolved by AI

New capability

Before

0%

After

72%

Customer Satisfaction

42% increase

Before

3.1/5

After

4.4/5

Support Cost per Interaction

86% savings

Before

$8.50

After

$1.20

After-Hours Coverage

Always on

Before

0% (business hours only)

After

100% 24/7

What impressed me most was the setup speed. I expected a months-long implementation, but we had AI agents handling our healthcare chat support workflow within a single afternoon. The no-code approach meant our team could configure everything themselves without waiting on IT.

Director of Business Operations

Specialty healthcare practice

Key Takeaways

The most important lessons from this healthcare chat support automation project.

Automating chat support in healthcare delivered immediate, measurable results: faster processing, higher accuracy, and lower costs.

The key to success was connecting existing healthcare tools to AI agents rather than replacing the entire tech stack.

24/7 automated processing eliminated backlogs and ensured consistent service quality regardless of volume fluctuations.

Starting with a pre-built template and customizing for healthcare-specific requirements dramatically reduced time-to-value.

Implementation Timeline

From zero to production in Half a day — here's how they did it.

Step 1: Mapped the existing chat support workflow

Documented every step of the current manual chat support process, including decision points, exceptions, and handoffs between team members. Identified which steps could be fully automated versus those needing human oversight.

Step 2: Built the automation in Arahi AI

Used Arahi AI's no-code builder to create the chat support workflow: connected Epic and Athenahealth as data sources, configured AI decision logic for healthcare-specific requirements, and set up automated actions and notifications.

Step 3: Parallel run with manual process

Ran the AI agents alongside the manual process for one week to compare outputs. The AI matched or exceeded human accuracy on 98% of chat support instances, with the 2% of edge cases automatically flagged for human review.

Setup Time

Half a day

AI Agents

3 AI agents

Tools Connected

5 integrations

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about automating chat support in healthcare.

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This case study represents a typical customer scenario. Individual results may vary.