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Is Voksha a better option than hiring a part-time front desk receptionist?

Avi NashVP of Growth

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They solve different problems and most practices end up using both rather than choosing one. A part-time front desk hire, typically $16-$22/hour in most markets, handles the in-person parts of the job Voksha can't: greeting patients, collecting copays, walking patients back to treatment rooms, and managing the physical flow of a busy adjustment schedule. But a part-time hire working, say, 25 hours a week covering the morning and midday rush still leaves evenings, weekends, and the hours before opening uncovered, which is exactly when a meaningful share of chiropractic calls come in, people in pain who couldn't wait for business hours. A full-time receptionist covering true 24/7 availability isn't realistic for a solo or two-doctor practice financially; even a single full-time hire at $35,000-$45,000 a year in salary and payroll costs doesn't cover nights and weekends without overtime or a second hire. Voksha costs $99-$990/month depending on volume and runs every hour of every day without overtime, sick days, or turnover, which is a level of coverage the part-time or even full-time front desk model structurally can't match at any reasonable staffing budget. The practical setup most practices land on is a part-time or full-time front desk person for in-office coverage during peak hours, with Voksha handling overflow when the desk is swamped and covering everything outside business hours, which gets full-time-equivalent phone coverage without full-time-equivalent staffing cost.

They solve different problems and most practices end up using both rather than choosing one. A part-time front desk hire, typically $16-$22/hour in most markets, handles the in-person parts of the job Voksha can't: greeting patients, collecting copays, walking patients back to treatment rooms, and managing the physical flow of a busy adjustment schedule. But a part-time hire working, say, 25 hours a week covering the morning and midday rush still leaves evenings, weekends, and the hours before opening uncovered, which is exactly when a meaningful share of chiropractic calls come in, people in pain who couldn't wait for business hours. A full-time receptionist covering true 24/7 availability isn't realistic for a solo or two-doctor practice financially; even a single full-time hire at $35,000-$45,000 a year in salary and payroll costs doesn't cover nights and weekends without overtime or a second hire. Voksha costs $99-$990/month depending on volume and runs every hour of every day without overtime, sick days, or turnover, which is a level of coverage the part-time or even full-time front desk model structurally can't match at any reasonable staffing budget. The practical setup most practices land on is a part-time or full-time front desk person for in-office coverage during peak hours, with Voksha handling overflow when the desk is swamped and covering everything outside business hours, which gets full-time-equivalent phone coverage without full-time-equivalent staffing cost.

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