Frequently Asked Questions

Fact: No More Phone Tag’s automated answering service does a better job at getting ONLY the true emergencies to the doctor while screening out all non-urgent issues.

Testimony about myth #1:
“We use to have a traditional answering service, and no matter how much we explained to them the importance of only paging the doctor on call with truly urgent issues, the service often paged our doctors for non-urgent issues, and it was a huge frustration. When we first switched to No More Phone Tag, we were unsure if they would be able to do a better job at “triaging” patient calls, but we wanted to give it a try. The result was fantastic! Now, our doctors know that every call they receive is truly important, and our patients appreciate how quickly the doctors get back to them. The switch to No More Phone Tag was a great decision.”

– Angie Doles, Practice Manager, WomanKind Obstetrics & Gynecology

Fact: Patients want to talk to their doctor as soon as possible. They have absolutely no interest in spending time with call center staff that is not medically trained. With No More Phone Tag, the patients spend less time with the service, the doctor is notified more quickly (instantaneously), and the doctor gets first-hand (in contrast to filtered) information. In addition, with our patch through service, it’s quicker and easier for the doctor to call back (no need to block caller ID).

Testimony about myth #2:
When I switched to No More Phone Tag, I was mainly frustrated with the outrageous cost of my old service. I thought that an automated service would not be as patient-friendly, but I wanted to see if it would still work. Well, was I surprised? It turns out that my patients like No More Phone Tag better than my old “live” service. Why? Because it’s quicker, they know that I get the complete message, and I’m able to get back to them quickly. When my patients call me after hours with an urgent medical issue, they want to talk to the doctor, not to some call center person that has no medical expertise.

– Dr. Clifton Hood, Central Ohio Ear, Nose and Throat

Fact: Patients and medical professionals want to be able to leave a message as quickly and as easily as possible. The hassles and delays while dealing with a call center employee can often be very frustrating.

Testimony about myth #3:
With our old service, we usually only received 2-3 non-urgent messages per weekend. In contrast, during the first weekend with No More Phone Tag, we received nearly 20 non-urgent messages. These messages were from new patients wanting to schedule appointments, which are very important for our practice, and current patients with questions and rescheduling requests. Not only is No More Phone Tag quicker and 100% accurate with urgent calls for the doctor, I also feel that it actually generates revenue, by encouraging patients to leave messages for scheduling, that may have been lost in the past.

– Daisy McConnell, the Center for Facial Plastic Surgery

At No More Phone Tag, we answer every call right away on the first ring, and we simply don’t put callers on hold.

Yes. With No More Phone Tag, the providers on call are only contacted about truly urgent messages exactly per your instructions. Patients and other callers may also leave non-urgent messages such as appointments, billing, prescription refills, etc. for your staff to receive during normal business hours. With our advanced technology, we always keep track of who’s on call, so no frustrating middle-of-the-night calls for you, and we can notify you with text, email, phone call, or even all combined.

No. We record each patient’s message and deliver it unfiltered to the provider on call. This ensures the doctor gets clear first-hand information to eliminate any miscommunication. Then, the doctor can call the patient back through our service eliminating the need for blocking his/her caller ID (the call will show your office number).

Yes. Instead of leaving it up to the mixed quality and mood swings of the call center operators, we’ll create and record custom greetings to exactly reflect your practice and respond to your patients’ needs. As a result, every caller will always be answered in the same professional, courteous, and consistent manner. No more worries.

Yes! No More Phone Tag will design the service around your needs instead of a “cookie-cutter” service for you to have to workaround.

Yes, we are 100% HIPAA compliant answering services. We take privacy and confidentiality very seriously.

No. Your colleges can stay with their current services. When you’re not on call, we’ll inform your patients about who is covering for you, and then we transfer them to that doctor’s answering service.

No. We can work with all mobile phones, pagers, etc.

Yes. You can change your notifications “on the fly” with our mobile-friendly web access, and we can also program in any of those scenarios, so we have different escalation processes depending on the day and the time.

Yes. No More Phone Tag works with all mobile phones and pagers, so it doesn’t matter for us if you prefer to only use your cell phone. Most doctors prefer to use only their mobile phone, and we usually start with texting them once or twice, and then we escalate to calling them, etc. However, you need to make sure that your device (i.e. mobile phone) has reception where you are. In addition, we can of course add multiple escalation devices (home phone, email, summer house, pager, etc.). We’ll store your messages securely, so you can access them anywhere from any phone.

Yes. You’ll call your patients back through our service, and we’ll show the caller ID of your office. In addition, we capture the caller ID on each message, so calling your patients back is a simple press of a button. No need to write down any phone numbers.

Yes. Your “Practice Specific” No More Phone Tag service can be set up to notify you right away for urgent consults while holding your non-urgent consults overnight and deliver them to you first thing in the morning.

We’ll continue to escalate the urgent message dispatching (multiple texts, pagers, mobile phones, home phones, backup doctor, etc.) until you have logged in to receive the message (by entering your passcode or by calling the service from your mobile phone). Our escalation process ensures that you will never miss an important message.

Nothing is ever for sure, but more than 9 out of 10 doctors that try out No More Phone Tag come on board, and then they stay with us until they retire. The reason is that the whole concept of the traditional answering services is flawed. The operators are underpaid and overworked, they are not medically trained, it’s illegal for them to give any medical advice, and they are really just a frustration for both doctors and patients. No More Phone Tag’s answering service, in contrast, is specifically designed to do all the things needed when a medical office cannot answer their phones (lunch, after hours, office meeting, or just too busy). We always have the right info about who’s on call, and we never put patients on hold. Doctors like us because we’re always 100% accurate and they only get notified when it’s truly urgent. Patients love how quick and easy it’s to leave messages, and that their doctor calls them back quicker than ever before.

Very simple. We’re a flat-rate provider and our $69 per month completely flat-rate service covers a practice with up to two providers. For practices with more than two providers, the setup can sometimes be quite complex, so we need to know more before providing a quote. Our $69 flat-rate service covers most things a doctor’s office needs and includes all services described earlier on this page.

No. Since we were founded in 1991, not a single customer has been asked to sign a contract.

Nope. We’ll take care of everything.

None. We’re simply a high-tech medical answering service that believes in old fashion customer service, and we are truly experts in how to answer and triage medical calls.

Yes. No More Phone Tag works well for those fields too.