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Introducing smart handoff: when Hollis knows to pass the call
Hollis now hands callers to the right person with a full summary.

Daniel Okafor
Co-founder and CTO,
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Why we built smart handoff
How it works
Getting started
Why we built smart handoff
Hollis answers most calls from start to finish. Some calls, though, need a person: a worried pet owner, a billing dispute, a patient asking about a treatment plan. Until now, those calls were transferred cold, and callers had to explain everything again.
How it works
Smart handoff listens for the moments when a human will do better. When it hears one, Hollis tells the caller who they are being connected to and why, then transfers the call with a written summary that appears on your team's screen before they pick up.
Set handoff rules by topic, caller type or keyword
Route to a person, a team or a mobile number
Share a two line summary and the caller's details before the transfer connects
Our callers stopped repeating themselves. That alone changed how people talk about us.
Getting started
Smart handoff is available today on every plan. Open Settings, choose Call routing and add your first rule. Most teams set up three rules in under ten minutes.
Written by Daniel Okafor
Co-founder and CTO of Hollis. Daniel previously built scheduling tools for clinics and still answers support tickets every Friday.


