Pulled from a bank of 50 real automations — not written for this page.
Runs on the tools you already use — Cliniko, HotDoc, Heidi Health, Zanda.
The full 50, sorted by the pain they kill. Quick wins lead every group.
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10 of 50Recall / recare campaignsBuild
Auto-contacts overdue patients for checkups/reviews.
Cliniko / HotDoc recalls·Fills the calendar from existing patients
Care-plan / EPC session trackingBuild
Flags patients nearing their EPC session limit so the practice rebooks before they lapse.
Best Practice / MedicalDirector recalls·Recovers sessions that would’ve quietly lapsed
Review requests after every visitQuick win
A same-day text asks happy patients for a Google review while the visit’s still fresh.
HotDoc / HealthEngine review prompts·More 5-star reviews; cheaper new-patient leads over time
Exercise-program delivery to patientsQuick win
Patients get their home exercise program with videos on their phone straight after the session.
Physitrack / PhysiApp·~10 min saved per consult; better compliance
Post-visit patient satisfaction surveyQuick win
A short survey after each visit flags unhappy patients before they leave a bad review.
Snapforms / Cliniko forms·Catches complaints early; protects your rating
Missed-call-to-text for new enquiriesQuick win
A missed call during a busy desk gets an instant text back instead of the caller trying elsewhere.
HotDoc / a missed-call-text-back tool·~15–20% more enquiries converted to bookings
Allied-health care-plan review remindersQuick win
Patients on a care plan get an automatic nudge to book their review before it lapses.
Nookal / Coreplus recalls·Fills reviews that would’ve quietly dropped off
Referral-pathway trackingBuild
Flags patients referred to a specialist who haven’t booked yet, so reception can follow up.
Cliniko patient tags and recalls·Closes the loop on referrals that would’ve gone cold
Patient education content after the consultQuick win
Care instructions and follow-up info land on the patient’s phone automatically after they leave.
Physitrack / PhysiApp·~5 min saved per consult; fewer follow-up calls asking what to do next
Condition-specific patient recallsBuild
Patients overdue for a skin check or chronic-disease review get an automatic reminder to rebook.
AutoMed Systems·Fills the book from patients who’d otherwise lapse
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8 of 50Billing / claims automationPlatform
Medicare / HICAPS / private-health claiming at point of care.
HICAPS / Medicare Online·Faster payment, fewer rejections
No-show fee automationQuick win
Card-on-file charges the no-show fee automatically — reception never has that awkward call.
Cliniko / Zanda card-on-file·Recovers lost consult revenue; cuts repeat no-shows
Gap-fee estimate at bookingQuick win
Patients see their out-of-pocket cost by SMS before they arrive — no surprises at the desk.
Tyro Health (Medipass) gap estimator·Fewer at-desk billing disputes; faster checkout
NDIS invoicing + service agreementsPlatform
Service agreements, session notes and NDIS invoices generate from the one booking.
Splose·~3–4 hrs/wk saved on NDIS paperwork
Bulk-billing / concession eligibility checkQuick win
Checks Medicare and concession eligibility before the visit so billing is right first time.
HICAPS / Medicare Online·Fewer rejected claims and rebilling calls
Deposit for high-demand appointment slotsQuick win
In-demand slots require a small deposit at booking, which cuts casual no-shows.
Cliniko / Zanda deposits·Protects revenue on your busiest slots
DVA claims automationBuild
DVA claims submit at point of care instead of a manual batch at the end of the week.
Medicare Online DVA claiming·Faster DVA payment; fewer rejected claims
Payment-plan reminder automationBuild
Instalment reminders for payment plans go out automatically instead of reception chasing by hand.
Xero / Cliniko payment plans·~1 hr/wk of manual chasing saved; fewer missed instalments
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10 of 50Online booking + remindersQuick win
Self-book plus SMS reminders that cut no-shows and free reception.
Cliniko / HotDoc·No-shows cut ~30%; frees reception
Two-way SMS reminders with reply-to-confirmQuick win
Patients confirm, cancel or reschedule by replying to the text — no phone call needed.
Zanda (Power Diary) / Cliniko two-way SMS·~2–3 hrs/wk of reception phone tag; fewer no-shows
Waitlist auto-fill for cancellationsQuick win
The moment a slot opens, the waitlist gets an SMS offer — first to reply gets it.
Cliniko / Zanda waitlist·Recovers ~2–4 slots/wk that would’ve sat empty
Telehealth booking with auto-sent video linkQuick win
Booking a telehealth slot auto-emails the video link — no manual link-chasing before the call.
Coviu / Cliniko telehealth·~5 min saved per telehealth booking
Dental recall + hygiene schedulingQuick win
Six- and twelve-month hygiene recalls go out automatically, filling the book with no phone campaign.
Dental4Windows / Praktika recalls·Fills the hygiene column from existing patients
Reschedule-by-reply SMSQuick win
Patients reply to the reminder text to move their own appointment — no call to reception.
Zanda / Cliniko two-way SMS·~1–2 hrs/wk of reschedule calls saved
Urgent-case waitlist prioritisationBuild
Urgent cases jump the waitlist automatically when flagged, instead of relying on memory.
Cliniko waitlist rules·Gets urgent patients seen faster, no manual triage
Appointment-type duration matching at bookingQuick win
Booking flow matches the visit reason to the right length automatically, so the day doesn’t run over.
Cliniko / HotDoc appointment-type rules·Cuts schedule overruns; fewer late-running consults
Multi-location scheduling syncPlatform
One calendar syncs practitioners and rooms across every clinic site — no double-booking.
Coreplus / Nookal multi-site sync·Eliminates cross-site double-bookings
Patient portal self-service reschedulingBuild
Patients log in to move their own appointment within the rules you set — no call needed.
Halaxy / Cliniko patient portal·~1–2 hrs/wk of reschedule calls saved
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11 of 50AI clinical-note assistantBuild
Ambient scribe drafts notes from the consult.
Heidi Health·~1–2 hrs/day of admin saved
Digital intake + consent formsQuick win
Forms completed before arrival — cleaner records, less reception time.
Cliniko forms·Saves reception time; cleaner records
Referral inbox triageBuild
Incoming referrals route straight to the right practitioner’s queue, not a shared inbox.
Medical Objects / HealthLink inbox rules·~2–3 hrs/wk of manual referral sorting saved
AI-drafted referral and specialist lettersBuild
Drafts the referral letter from the consult notes in seconds — you review and send.
Heidi Health·~20–30 min/day saved on letter writing
Secure-message auto-filing to the patient recordPlatform
Incoming pathology, imaging and specialist letters file straight into the right record.
Medical Objects / HealthLink·~1–2 hrs/wk of manual filing saved
End-of-day banking reconciliationPlatform
HICAPS, Medicare and card takings match against bookings automatically at close of day.
Tyro HealthPoint + Xero·~2 hrs/wk of manual reconciliation saved
Practitioner roster + timesheet automationPlatform
Rosters build from booked sessions and timesheets flow straight to payroll.
Deputy·~2–3 hrs/wk of roster admin saved
Secure document upload portal for patientsBuild
Patients upload referrals and imaging themselves before the visit instead of emailing reception.
Cliniko / Halaxy patient portal·~1 hr/wk of chasing documents saved
AI scribe for allied-health session notesBuild
Drafts SOAP notes from the session so practitioners finish charting before the patient leaves.
Lyrebird Health·~1–1.5 hrs/day of after-hours notes saved
Stock and consumables reorder alertsBuild
Flags gloves, local anaesthetic and other consumables for reorder before you run out mid-week.
an inventory reorder workflow·~30 min/wk of stocktake saved; no mid-week runs
Practice admin email drafting assistantQuick win
Drafts routine emails — reminders, policy updates, supplier queries — from a one-line brief.
Claude / ChatGPT for admin drafting·~1–2 hrs/wk of email drafting saved
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4 of 50AI phone receptionist for after-hours callsBuild
Answers after-hours calls, books straightforward appointments and pages on-call for urgent ones.
an AI phone receptionist·Captures calls that would’ve gone to voicemail
Patient FAQ auto-answers on the websiteQuick win
Answers bulk-billing, parking and opening-hours questions instantly, day or night.
an AI chat widget·Deflects ~30% of routine phone enquiries
AI booking assistant on the websitePlatform
Visitors book the right appointment type themselves by chatting, day or night, no phone call.
an AI booking assistant·Captures after-hours bookings reception would’ve missed
Real-time wait-time SMS updatesQuick win
Walk-in patients get a text with their real wait time instead of sitting and wondering.
HotDoc queue management·Cuts front-desk wait-time interruptions
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7 of 50Practice performance dashboardPlatform
Utilisation, revenue-per-practitioner and no-show rate refresh automatically — no manual export.
Cliniko / Coreplus reporting·~2 hrs/wk of manual reporting saved
DNA (did-not-attend) pattern reportingQuick win
Flags patients with repeat no-shows so reception can call ahead or require a deposit.
Cliniko / Nookal attendance reports·Cuts repeat no-shows before they cost a slot
Outcome-measure tracking dashboardsBuild
Pain scores and outcome measures chart automatically across visits — proof of progress.
Physitrack outcome measures·~1 hr/wk of manual outcome tracking saved
Mental-health-care-plan session trackingBuild
Tracks each client’s MHCP session count and referral expiry so nobody bills past the limit.
Halaxy·Avoids rejected claims from lapsed referrals
Referral-source reportingBuild
Shows which GPs and referrers actually send patients, so you know who to thank and follow up.
Cliniko referral-source reports·~1 hr/wk of manual spreadsheet tracking saved
Room and equipment utilisation reportBuild
Shows which rooms sit empty at which hours, so you know where to add sessions or practitioners.
Cliniko / Nookal room reports·Surfaces spare capacity worth ~1 extra day/wk
End-of-month HICAPS/Medicare reconciliation reportPlatform
Matches every HICAPS and Medicare payment against bookings for the month in one report.
Tyro HealthPoint reporting·~2–3 hrs saved at each month-end close
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