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Chronic medicine agent for nib

The chronic medicine agent for nib explains what the nib plan says about chronic medicine and registration.

Riverside Family ClinicChronic medicine agentWhatsApp
  1. Chronic medicine agent: Hi Johan, your chronic medicine is due on Thursday. Shall I ask the pharmacy to get it ready?
  2. Customer: Yes. And is it still paid by my medical aid?
  3. Read the chronic medicine section of the plan guidenib
  4. Chronic medicine agent: Your plan guide says registered chronic medicine is paid from the chronic benefit, and a network pharmacy avoids a co-payment. Your scheme confirms the final amount.
  5. Repeat request sentPharmacy
Sample conversation. People, brands and figures are made up.

What it can do with nib

  • Explains what the nib plan says about chronic medicine and registration
  • Match the member to their nib option from the 3 on file (Bronze, Silver and Gold), with their membership number, from a message or a photo of their card
  • Answer general questions about nib cover, and send plan-specific ones to the nib service line rather than guess
  • Read a claims or benefit statement the member sends and explain each line still owed, in plain words

Questions

What does the chronic medicine agent do with nib?

Explains what the nib plan says about chronic medicine and registration.

Is the nib connector live?

Yes. nib is live in Health Loops today; pick an agent, switch the connector on and it works on your account.

Does the chronic medicine agent change doses?

Never.

Does the agent decide nib claims or authorisations?

No.

Does the agent triage or diagnose patients?

No.

Ollie’s agents give wellness guidance. They don’t diagnose or prescribe, and hand off to a human expert when needed.