Nextech Partners with Assort Health and EliseAI for Agentic AI in Patient Experience

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 09, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Nextech, a leading technology partner for specialty healthcare practices, has announced new strategic partnerships with Assort Health and EliseAI to enhance patient access and experience. The partnerships, designed to integrate agentic AI capabilities into the front door of the patient experience 24/7, will provide specialty practices with choice and seamless integration into their existing workflows.

Nextech, with over 25 years of expertise in ophthalmology, dermatology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, and med spas, has selected Assort Health and EliseAI to bring agentic AI to the forefront of patient care. These platforms are deeply integrated into Nextech’s specialty healthcare operating system, connecting to the scheduling, intake, readiness, and communication workflows that practices already manage. The integration aims to provide 24/7 patient access, ensuring that patients can engage with their healthcare providers at their convenience, including outside of regular operating hours.

Rusty Frantz, CEO of Nextech, emphasized the importance of choice and seamless integration for specialty practices.

Assort Health, an AI agent platform for the patient journey, has built its foundation on over 300 million specialty patient interactions. Its models are designed to manage the operational complexity of healthcare, providing patient access across multi-site practices, multi-specialty groups, and health systems.

EliseAI, an AI company transforming healthcare through deep workflow automation, serves specialty care groups, automating the end-to-end patient journey from the first inbound call through referrals, scheduling, insurance verification, chart prep, and follow-up.

The partnerships are part of Nextech's vision to build an integrated ecosystem where the best capabilities work together as part of a unified experience. These strategic alliances are expected to help specialty practices improve access, efficiency, and patient experience. Practices can expect a 5% lift in appointment volume, a 115% increase in labor capacity, up to $4.3 million in revenue captured per 100 providers, 97% resolution rates, and 79% referral-to-appointment conversion. The platform ensures that no patient falls through the cracks.

Nextech will showcase the new partnerships at AAO 2026, Booth 2027, Oct. 10-12, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Assort Health will be at Booth 3126, and EliseAI will be at Booth 1061. Specialty practices can also contact Nextech directly to learn how Assort Health and EliseAI will connect into Nextech workflows.

The partnerships are a critical part of Nextech's vision for agentic AI in specialty healthcare. Both Assort Health and EliseAI are multi-year partners with shared roadmaps, joint go-to-market planning, and co-investment focused on bringing connected AI capabilities into the workflows specialty practices use to grow, operate, and care for patients. EliseAI has already crossed $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2026, marking five consecutive years of 100% year-over-year growth.