For medical practices

Medical answering service and front office for practices

Refo is a medical answering service and front office for independent practices. We answer patient calls and texts 24/7, route urgent calls by your on-call protocol, book and confirm appointments, verify insurance before visits, handle refill and records requests for your team, and follow up on balances. Behind the desk, we run billing and claims, HIPAA-ready IT and your books. We sign a HIPAA business associate agreement.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30 by the Refo team.

What we solve

What medical practices tell us

After-hours calls need the right routing.

Urgent calls routed by your on-call protocol; everything else booked or logged for the morning.

Phones overwhelm the front desk.

Overflow and after-hours calls answered, so your staff can focus on patients in the office.

Insurance problems surface at check-in.

Eligibility and benefits verified before the visit.

Claims and balances go unpaid.

Claims followed up and patient balances collected.

What's included

What Refo handles

Patient calls
  • After hours answering service for medical offices
  • Urgent calls routed by your on-call protocol
  • Booking, confirmations and reminders
Requests
  • Refill requests sent to your team
  • Records and referral requests
  • Bilingual patient support where available
Insurance and billing
  • Eligibility and prior authorizations
  • Claims, denials and appeals
  • Patient statements and balances
Behind the desk
  • HIPAA-ready IT and backups
  • Bookkeeping and payroll
  • HIPAA policies and training records
First stepFree
A front office and A/R review

We review 30 days of calls and your open claims, and show missed calls, unconfirmed appointments, denials and unpaid balances.

What affects the price
  • Number of providers and locations
  • Call and message volume
  • Hours covered
  • Billing and claims volume
Questions

Common questions

Do you give medical advice?

No. We follow your on-call protocol and route clinical questions to your providers.

Is it HIPAA compliant?

We sign a HIPAA business associate agreement and follow HIPAA safeguards, and so does every vendor that touches patient information.

Which systems do you work in?

Your EHR and practice management system where it gives us access. We confirm the setup during the review.

How is this different from a physician answering service?

A physician answering service takes messages and pages the doctor. Refo also books, confirms, verifies insurance, handles requests and runs billing.