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Patient Intake Virtual Assistant

Collecting and entering demographics and history, verifying details, and preparing charts — so patients arrive ready and staff aren’t buried in paperwork.

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US · CA · UK · AUFrom $500/moLive in 7 daysHIPAA-aware
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Your dedicated assistant
Online · clearing your queue
Morning tasks synced
Priority items handled
Updating your tools…
End-of-day report
Tasks cleared today27
Ready
On arrival
7 days
To go live
ENTERED
New patient
chart prepared
What is a patient intake VA?

A patient intake VA manages new-patient onboarding — collecting and entering demographics and history, verifying details, and preparing charts — so patients arrive ready and staff aren’t buried in paperwork.

The problem

Manual intake creates errors, delays, and bottlenecks.

Manual intake creates errors, delays, and front-desk bottlenecks. An intake VA collects and enters everything ahead of the visit — using HIPAA-aware processes — so patients arrive ready.

What’s included

What’s included.

Demographic and history collection
Form distribution and entry
Insurance capture
Chart prep
New-patient follow-up
Verification of details
How it works

How it works — step by step.

1

Send

They send intake forms ahead of the visit.

2

Collect

They collect and verify responses.

3

Enter

They enter data into the EHR.

4

Prep

They prep the chart.

5

Confirm

They confirm the patient is ready.

The math

In-house vs. Edge Nova.

In-house hire
Edge Nova VA
Cost
$45k–$65k/yr + benefits, equipment
From $500/mo — up to 50% less
Time to start
Weeks to hire and train
Live in 7 days
Coverage
One person, PTO gaps
Trained backup, your time zone
Commitment
Salary + severance risk
No long-term lock-in
The stack

Tools they work in.

They plug into the platforms you already run — no migration required.

Your EHR Intake forms SimplePractice DocuSign
Why Edge Nova

An assistant who feels in-house.

Your assistant is dedicated to your account and background-checked, trained on your tools before day one, and works under HIPAA-aware processes with US/CA/UK/AU coverage. You get access-controlled handling of your data, and you meet your match before you commit.

Dedicated & vetted
Background-checked, never a shared pool.
HIPAA-aware
Secure, access-controlled handling of PHI.
Meet before you commit
You approve your assistant first.
Related services

Round out your healthcare support.

Healthcare VA hub

All the ways a dedicated VA supports your healthcare operations.

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Appointment Scheduling

Booking, reminders, and fewer no-shows.

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EHR / Records

Accurate charts and records requests.

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FAQ

Patient Intake Virtual Assistant — FAQs.

What does an intake VA do? +

They run new-patient onboarding — collecting and entering demographics and history, capturing insurance, and prepping charts.

Are you HIPAA-aware? +

Yes — intake is handled with HIPAA-aware, secure processes.

Which EHRs? +

Your EHR plus SimplePractice, DocuSign, and standard intake tools.

How fast to start? +

Live within 7 days.

The team behind your healthcare VA

Behind your healthcare VA: 25+ years of BPO operating experience.

Edge Nova is led by an operator who has run inbound, outbound, and back-office teams since 1999 — across virtually every niche, for blue-chip clients. Your healthcare VA is recruited, vetted, and managed with that same operating discipline, and is dedicated to your account — never a rotating pool.

1999
Operating in BPO since — 25+ years of experience behind your team.
NCR
Dedicated teams based in India’s NCR region, assigned only to you.
4-stage
Every hire clears a psychometric test, an SME interview, a functional-head round, then HR.
In-house
Our own recruiters source continuously via LinkedIn & Naukri.
Get started

Patients ready on arrival.

Tell us about your practice and where the time goes — we’ll reach out within one business day with a plan.

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