How does Request to Book reduce phone tag?

Instead of staff calling each referred patient, Cortico sends an SMS or email invitation to book a specific appointment type online. It automates roughly 85% of specialist scheduling.

Can it handle different specialties and appointment types?

Yes. Each workflow can carry its own appointment type, duration, and pre-visit requirements, so booking works for pediatrics, dermatology, pain clinics, sleep studies, and more.

What happens if a referred patient does not book?

Cortico tracks every invited patient, so staff can see who has not booked and follow up only on those exceptions instead of chasing everyone.

Does specialist booking work with our EMR?

Yes. Confirmed bookings sync into the EMR in real time with no duplicate entry, and the system integrates with most major EMRs.

Specialist Booking & Referral Software for Clinics

Automate referrals and recalls with the world’s first wide-scale online booking system for Specialists.

Stop playing “phone tag”

Efficient online booking for a better patient experience.

Automates 85% of appointment scheduling for specialists
Send patients an email or SMS invitation to book specific times and workflows
Track progress to ensure patients complete their bookings

Specialist scheduling is mostly coordination — matching a referral to the right appointment type, the right prep, and the right provider. Cortico's Request to Book automates that match: the clinic sends the patient an SMS or email invitation tied to a specific workflow, and the patient books a slot that already fits their referral. It automates roughly 85% of specialist scheduling.

Built with specialists in mind

Save time and improve patient engagement at your practice.

Minimize back-and-forth communication with patients
Reduce administrative workload by automating scheduling
Provide patients with a smooth, hassle-free online scheduling experience

General booking tools assume every appointment is interchangeable. Specialty care is not — a pain clinic, a dermatology consult, and a sleep study each carry their own intake and timing rules. Request to Book is built for that complexity, so the right patient lands in the right slot without a staff member brokering every booking by phone.

Referrals and Recalls Without the Manual Chase

Cortico tracks every invited patient through to a confirmed booking.

Track each invited patient from referral to confirmed booking
Follow up only on patients who have not booked
Automated recall invitations for patients due for review
Fewer referrals lost between fax and first appointment

A referral that never gets booked is a patient who never gets seen. Cortico shows which invited patients have booked and which have not, so staff can follow up on the exceptions instead of cold-calling everyone. Recalls work the same way — the system invites returning patients automatically when they are due.

Configured for How Your Specialty Works

Request to Book adapts to the appointment types, prep, and rules each specialty needs.

Per-workflow appointment types, durations, and rules
Pre-visit forms attached to the right referral type
Built for pediatrics, dermatology, pain, sleep, and more
Real-time sync into the EMR, no duplicate entry

Each workflow can carry its own appointment type, duration, and pre-visit requirements, so the booking a patient receives already matches their referral. Paired with digital intake forms, the patient also arrives prepared, which protects the specialist's limited appointment time.

Part of a Connected Specialty Clinic Workflow

Specialist booking works with the rest of Cortico's automation tools.

Pairs with automated reminders to reduce specialist no-shows
Works with patient intake software for pre-visit prep
Connects to secure patient messaging for referral follow-up
Complements patient scheduling software for primary-care booking

Getting a referral booked is the start of the visit, not the end of the work. Cortico connects specialist booking to reminders, intake, and messaging so the whole pathway runs without manual handoffs. To see how Request to Book could work in your clinic, book a demo below or Contact Us.

Specialist Booking FAQ

Specialist booking software lets specialty clinics turn referrals and recalls into patient-completed online bookings. Cortico’s Request to Book sends invited patients a link to book an appointment that already matches their referral workflow.

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