# Conversational AI for Healthcare | Conversation Design Institute > How Conversational AI improves patient care: 24/7 access, appointment management, and automated support that keeps staff focused on care, from Conversation Design Institute. Source: https://www.conversationdesigninstitute.com/use-cases/healthcare --- Use Case # Conversational AI for Healthcare Healthcare 2.0 In regulated markets, automation is complex, but Conversational AI for Healthcare improves efficiency while enhancing patient and employee satisfaction. AI-powered assistants reduce admin time by handling appointments and queries, allowing healthcare staff to focus on critical care, where humans excel. ## Channels [Chatbot](/use-cases/chatbots) [Voice](/use-cases/voice) ## Industries [Finance](/use-cases/financial-services) [Healthcare](/use-cases/healthcare) [Telecom](/use-cases/telecom) [Government](/use-cases/government) [Higher Education](/use-cases/higher-education) ## Functions [Customer Service](/use-cases/customer-service) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/8736x4896/b5635f8502/adobestock_717892372.jpeg/m/1800x0/) ## Healthcare and patient care In healthcare, getting AI conversations right means getting them right for patients: accurate, private, and easy to use at a stressful moment. Done right, AI assistants carry the routine load so staff can focus on care. Here's where they deliver. ![](/assets/images/components/molecules/section-three-circles/illustration.svg) ## The business case for conversational AI In healthcare, getting AI conversations right means getting them right for patients: accurate, private, and easy to use at a stressful moment. Done right, AI assistants carry the routine load so staff can focus on care. Here's where they deliver. ### Available 24/7 Conversational AI support offers continuous availability, handling routine inquiries and basic tasks like appointment scheduling, ensuring patients always have access to essential information. ### Better handle peak times During high-volume periods, the reduced response times help decrease the burden on medical support staff. ### Cost savings Well-implemented AI healthcare support solutions can reduce administrative costs through increased automation and improved working conditions for support staff, ultimately enhancing efficiency while maintaining high standards of patient care. ### Educating patients [Chatbots](/topics/chatbots) and voice assistants can deliver quick and accurate information on treatments, conditions, and preventive care. ### Appointment management AI assistants can assist patients with booking, rescheduling, and canceling appointments when integrated with your booking systems. ### Symptom checkers Virtual assistants can provide preliminary symptom assessments and recommend next steps, like consulting a specialist. ### Insurance and billing support AI assistants can guide patients through insurance claims, billing inquiries, and payment processes to make sure they aren’t left with any questions or money worries. ### Follow-up care coordination Automate post-visit follow-up, sending personalized check-ins and coordinating with care teams to ensure patients stay on track with their treatment plans. ## Conversational AI, at scale Understand how your organisation can put Conversational AI to work with the help of CDI. Work with our experts, or give your team the tools and training to build successful AI assistants. [ Conversational AI for Business ](/for-business)[ Courses and certification ](/courses) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/8064x5376/3fee018d76/adobestock_1254265744.jpeg/m/900x0/) ## Trusted by global brands ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/250x251/646abfb7cf/hp.svg) [ Read case study ](/case-studies/hp-virtual-assistant) “It was a pleasure working with the CDI team. Each team member was extremely professional and brought deep expertise in their area of focus – AI training, copywriting, and conversation design.” ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/800x800/7db542959d/anju-sharma-hp.jpeg/m/100x0/filters:no_upscale()) Anju Sharma HP Manager Virtual Agent ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/140x22/6ae8dda10a/vandebron.svg) [ Read case study ](/case-studies/vandebrons-chatbot-mick) “It’s been great working with CDI. They helped us get started quickly with the setup of our first chatbot and the first results are promising. Their consultants are knowledgeable, creative, and think along in order to build and maintain a good performing chatbot.” ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/500x500/1468a6f565/bob-vandebron.jpeg/m/100x0/filters:no_upscale()) Bob Molenaar Vandebron Digital Experience Manager ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/17x5/25cd7467db/vodafone.svg) [ Read case study ](/case-studies/vodafone-tobi-assistant) “Having the expert advice from CDI has really helped us to create with confidence the first version of the global Experience Strategy Framework and distribute it to the design community across all Vodafone markets.” ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/800x800/c5f1b45aa7/beatriz-vodafone.jpeg/m/100x0/filters:no_upscale()) Beatriz Lopez Mencia Vodafone UX Design Manager ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/293x48/4ddb8c8436/hva-white.svg) “CDI is the leading expert in the conversational landscape and we’re really happy they shared their knowledge during the workshops with us. Moreover, we applaud them for making our students enthusiastic about this field of work!” ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/800x800/a5d1c27770/rick-smart-media.jpeg/m/100x0/filters:no_upscale()) Rick Goossens HvA/AUAS Education Manager ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/493x83/6a34bccbfa/t-mobile.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/120x20/c50cb56de9/natwest.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/168x70/90be3cc2d2/optum.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/318x65/ac017805c8/jp-morgan.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/178x50/338733f31e/vodafone.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/108x50/e6600362e9/kpn.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/493x83/6a34bccbfa/t-mobile.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/120x20/c50cb56de9/natwest.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/168x70/90be3cc2d2/optum.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/318x65/ac017805c8/jp-morgan.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/178x50/338733f31e/vodafone.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/108x50/e6600362e9/kpn.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/493x83/6a34bccbfa/t-mobile.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/120x20/c50cb56de9/natwest.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/168x70/90be3cc2d2/optum.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/318x65/ac017805c8/jp-morgan.svg) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/178x50/338733f31e/vodafone.png) ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/323168/108x50/e6600362e9/kpn.png) ## About the CDI Standards Framework When organisations want to have more interactions on their conversational channels than their contact centres have the capacity for, they reach for conversational AI solutions to automate a large part of the interactions. ![](/assets/images/components/molecules/about-the-framework/illustration.svg) But this is not easy to do. People and machines have different ways of interacting so building a good AI Assistant requires a unique understanding of technology, linguistics, and psychology. CDI has worked with leading organisations around the world and has systematised the proven ways of creating successful AI assistants, and the enterprise capabilities that develop, manage, and grow them: the CDI Standards Framework. CDI Standards Framework ## Unlocking value in Conversational AI The CDI Standards Framework is a collection of proven strategies helping organisations deploy AI assistants at scale. Our knowledge is grounded in years of experience training successful Conversational AI teams. ![CDI Standards Framework](/assets/images/components/organisms/standards-framework-systematic/illustration-layer-1.svg) ![CDI Standards Framework](/assets/images/components/organisms/standards-framework-systematic/illustration-layer-2.svg) ![CDI Standards Framework](/assets/images/components/organisms/standards-framework-systematic/illustration-layer-3.svg) **CDI Standards Framework** is our definition of what it takes to get AI conversations right: thirty-one standards across six domains, each with maturity levels, grounded in years of experience with the world's leading conversational AI teams. ![CDI Workflow](/assets/images/components/organisms/standards-framework-workflow/illustration.svg) **CDI Workflow** is a systematic approach to developing a conversational AI capability: thirty-one standards across six domains, each evaluated through Four Forces, Mindset, Skillset, Culture and Systems, developed together, at the right pace. 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Conversational Capital is how you measure that trust, and grow it. Want to know what it means for your AI? Get in touch and we'll walk you through it. ### Get in touch By submitting this form, you agree to CDI processing your data to respond to your inquiry. Submit Form submitted Thanks, we’ll be in touch soon. ### The idea Customers don't experience your AI as technology; they experience it as your brand talking. Every helpful conversation builds trust, and every failure spends it. That accumulating trust is Conversational Capital. ### Measure it A Conversational Capital Assessment reads your real conversations and returns your Conversational Capital Rating: a score of whether your AI is building trust or burning it, and where. ### Grow it Trust compounds when conversations are right. The framework shows which conversations to fix first, so every quarter your AI earns more trust than it spends. ### Get in touch By submitting this form, you agree to CDI processing your data to respond to your inquiry. Submit Form submitted Thanks, we’ll be in touch soon. ## FAQs ### What is conversational AI in healthcare? Conversational AI in healthcare refers to technologies like chatbots and virtual assistants that help healthcare providers improve communication, automate administrative tasks, and collect valuable patient data. It increases accessibility to care and provides a more personalized patient experience. ### Which AI tool is best for healthcare? The best AI tool for healthcare varies depending on specific needs. Tools for patient communication, data analysis, or diagnostic support are all valuable. Chatbots, such as digital assistants, improve patient interactions, while machine learning models help analyze medical data. 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