{"id":20844,"date":"2026-02-13T13:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/?p=20844"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:58:09","slug":"digital-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/facts\/digital-intake\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Zocdoc Digital Intake?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zocdoc Digital Intake is a free feature that lets patients complete required paperwork online before their appointment. This includes practice forms, insurance cards, and photo IDs.<\/p>\n<p>Practices receive this information ahead of time, which helps reduce check-in work and keeps appointments on schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>How Zocdoc Digital Intake helps patients<\/h2>\n<p>Digital Intake makes check-in easier by letting patients finish paperwork before their appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Patients can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete forms on any device ahead of time<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/patient-help\/en\/articles\/8733217-insurance-faqs\">Upload insurance<\/a> and ID cards<\/li>\n<li>Save demographic details for future visits so they don\u2019t have to re-enter them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When prompted, 65% of patients complete their forms before the visit, helping appointments start on time.<\/p>\n<h2>How Zocdoc Digital Intake helps practices<\/h2>\n<p>Digital Intake helps appointments run more smoothly and saves staff time.<\/p>\n<p>Practices can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collect patient information before the visit<\/li>\n<li>Reduce front-desk paperwork and reminder calls<\/li>\n<li>Get more complete information earlier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practices using Digital Intake see 23% more completed appointments on average, as patients arrive more prepared and committed to their visit.<\/p>\n<h2>How practices use Digital Intake<\/h2>\n<p>Digital Intake is designed to fit into existing workflows, not replace them.<\/p>\n<p>Practices can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Send intake requests by email or text<\/li>\n<li>Upload their own forms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/provider-help\/en\/articles\/8704225-setting-your-practice-s-intake-preferences\">Set different forms<\/a> for new vs. existing patients<\/li>\n<li>Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/provider-help\/en\/articles\/8725257-intake-guide\">intake requests to all patients<\/a>, not just patients who booked on Zocdoc<\/li>\n<li>Download completed forms for EHR upload<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intake submissions can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/provider-help\/en\/articles\/8704504-patient-intake-submissions\">uploaded directly<\/a> into select EHRs, such as Athena, AdvancedMD, ModMed.<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>Zocdoc Digital Intake lets patients complete paperwork before their appointment, saving time at check-in and helping appointments run more smoothly for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zocdoc Digital Intake is a free feature that lets patients complete required paperwork online before their appointment. 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