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The Warm Handoff Test: A 1-Question Diagnostic for Patient Access Orchestration

Written by Stephen Dean | Feb 24, 2026 6:33:56 PM

When your CFO asks, “Why can’t we just use the EHR portal?” Or another vendor pitches “AI scheduling” to your team…

Here’s the one-question framework that instantly reveals the difference between true patient access orchestration and expensive activity logging.

Gartner provides the research. We’re giving you the litmus test.

What happens when a patient interaction moves from one channel to another—or from automated to human?