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Marcus
Patient Communication

Medication reminders, chronic-care check-ins, and screening outreach at scale

32% improvement in medication adherence. 22 overdue screenings identified weekly. 15 chronic-care check-ins daily.

Saves 5+ hrs/week on outreach phone callsDeploys in 6-8 weeks
THE PROBLEM

Medication non-adherence is one of the most expensive and preventable problems in healthcare. An estimated 50% of patients do not take medications as prescribed, contributing to 125,000 preventable deaths annually in the United States and $528 billion in avoidable healthcare costs. For chronic-disease management — diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, COPD — adherence is not optional. It is the difference between disease control and emergency hospitalization.

Your nursing staff knows which patients need follow-up calls. The diabetic patient whose A1c jumped from 7% to 9% needs a medication-adherence check-in. The post-surgical patient discharged three days ago needs a wound-check call. The chronic-care panel is due for a semi-annual review. When a nurse spends four to six hours per day making outreach calls, that clinical time — on phone triage, wound care, patient teaching, and complex care coordination — gets consumed by an outreach queue that only ever gets longer.

Preventive-care gaps compound identically. HEDIS and MIPS quality measures require documented screening compliance — mammograms, colonoscopies, HbA1c testing, blood-pressure control. Break-cancer-screening rates, and patients miss early-detection opportunities. Most practices identify overdue screenings only during their annual wellness visit, by which time the patient may be 6-12 months behind on recommended care.

Marcus is your AI Patient Communication specialist. He sends personalized medication reminders via SMS and voice, runs chronic-care check-ins for patients with active care plans, identifies overdue screenings, and flags rising-risk patients for preventive outreach, per logic every notification he sends. When a patient reports a side effect or a response that suggests a clinical problem, Marcus escalates to the provider immediately with full medication history.

5+ hrs/wk
Of nurse outreach-call time saved every week, per provider panel.
That is why you need Marcus.
HOW IT WORKS

How Marcus works, step by step

Each step is automated. Marcus only escalates when clinical judgment is required.

1

Daily 9:00 AM — medication-reminder cycle for chronic-care patients

Marcus sends personalized medication reminders to patients with active prescriptions via their preferred channel (SMS or voice). Each reminder includes the medication name, dosage, and any special instructions (take with food, avoid grapefruit). Patient confirmations are logged in the EHR adherence record.

via Klara
2

Patient responds to a medication reminder — confirms, reports an issue, or does not respond

Confirmations are logged as adherence data points. Patients reporting side effects receive a brief acknowledgment and are flagged for clinical follow-up. Non-responders receive a follow-up via secondary channel after 24 hours.

A patient reporting adverse symptoms, confusion about medications, or expressed intent to stop a medication is escalated immediately to the prescribing provider with full medication history.
via Klara
3

Chronic-care management check-in cycle — patients with an active care plan

Marcus reaches out to chronic-care patients with structured check-ins: symptom status, medication adherence, upcoming appointments, and any barriers to care. Responses are summarized and attached to the patient’s care plan in the EHR.

via Epic
4

Preventive-screening analysis — weekly identification of overdue patients

Marcus cross-references patient demographics, clinical history, and HEDIS/MIPS measure requirements to identify patients overdue for preventive screenings: mammograms, colonoscopies, HbA1c tests, bone-density scans, annual wellness visits, and immunizations. Personalized outreach is sent with scheduling links.

via Epic
5

Adherence-pattern analysis detects a rising-risk patient

Marcus generates an adherence alert for the care team with a summary of missed doses, response patterns, and any patient-reported barriers, enabling proactive intervention before a gap becomes clinically significant.

A patient whose adherence pattern suggests a clinical safety concern (skipping insulin, cardiac, or anticoagulant doses) is escalated to the care team as a priority intervention.
via Epic
6

Weekly outreach summary

Marcus sends a patient-outreach digest: medication reminders sent, adherence rates by patient cohort, chronic-care check-ins completed, screenings identified, and screenings booked — delivered to the care team and practice manager via Slack.

via Slack

What Marcus handles vs. what stays with you

Clear boundaries. Marcus works autonomously within defined limits and escalates everything else.

Marcus handles
Marcus sends personalized medication reminders to patients with active prescriptions
Marcus reaches out to chronic-care patients with structured check-ins and logs responses to the care plan
Marcus cross-references demographics, history, and quality-measure requirements to find overdue screenings
Marcus generates adherence alerts with missed-dose and response-pattern summaries for the care team
Your team handles
All medication regimen decisions, dosages, and clinical recommendations are made exclusively by licensed clinicians
Marcus does not provide medical advice, interpret symptoms, or suggest medication adjustments — he routes and reports
Patients reporting adverse events or safety concerns are escalated immediately to clinical staff; Marcus never manages them
Patients can opt out of automated communications at any point — consent is patient-controlled and honored instantly
Both incoming outreach to more than 15 patients requires practice-manager approval before sending
INTEGRATIONS

Works inside your existing tools

Marcus connects to the platforms you already use. No new software to learn.

Epic
Reads & writes
AthenaHealth
Reads from
Klara
Writes to
Slack
Writes to
IMPLEMENTATION

From zero to Marcus

Marcus is deployed gradually, with measurable checkpoints at every stage.

DEPLOY TIME
6-8 weeks

Shadow/monitoring mode first, then a gradual rollout.

DATA REQUIRED
EHR/patient-communication read/write access with adherence-record permissions
Patient consent records and communication-channel preferences (SMS, voice)
Active medication lists, chronic-care panels, and care-plan data
HEDIS/MIPS measure specifications and preventive-screening due-date logic
Approved outreach templates and escalation-routing rules for clinical responses
PILOT PROCESS

Pilot begins with a single chronic-disease cohort (e.g. Type 2 diabetes or hypertension care panel) on one provider panel. Marcus runs adherence and check-in outreach in shadow mode with clinical review, validating escalation accuracy and message tone before scaling.

YOUR AI TEAM

Works alongside Marcus

These AI employees share data and coordinate with Marcus to cover your full healthcare operation.

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Deploy Marcus for your
healthcare operations

Start with a 90-minute discovery session. We evaluate whether Marcus is the right fit for your workflows and show you exactly what changes.