1. Start with the calls your team cannot take
Bosseo describes AI Answering as a backstop: calls go to the firm’s team first, and the AI answers when no one picks up within 20 seconds. The page also describes coverage for nights, weekends, holidays and overflow. For a West Hempstead practice, begin with your actual phone arrangement rather than treating the community’s population as a forecast. West Hempstead CDP is in Nassau County, so your review should state whether the firm serves only West Hempstead, Nassau County more broadly, or additional New York locations. Those are different service boundaries and should not be blended in one call policy.
Recommended approach
Map each unanswered-call situation separately: no answer during office hours, an occupied line, lunch coverage, after-hours calls, weekends and holidays. Decide which situations should trigger the AI, which should remain with staff, and which require an immediate human escalation. Ask Bosseo to show how the 20-second handoff would fit your existing phone setup before adopting it.
