When patients ask AI for a clinic, who does it recommend?
Patients increasingly use AI alongside traditional search when researching healthcare options. They ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot, Grok and Meta AI for the best IVF clinic in HSR Layout, the top dentist in Indiranagar, or a paediatric hospital in Whitefield. CiteRank AI shows you exactly what those engines say — and how to win the citation.
Vertical benches currently run all 8 major engines.
Healthcare demand is now answered before it is searched.
High-intent patients increasingly consult AI assistants alongside directories, maps and traditional search. If your clinic is absent from AI-generated shortlists, you may miss part of the consideration journey even when your local-search presence is strong.
'Best IVF clinic near HSR Layout' resolves to a handful of names per city — the same names, week after week.
IVF, dental, derm, paeds, cardio, ortho and diagnostics each have distinct prompt graphs and distinct winners.
'X vs Y clinic', 'most affordable IVF in', 'best alternative to' — comparative prompts decide the shortlist.
Accreditation, doctor credentials and review provenance are rarely structured in a way engines can cite.
Cashless coverage and procedure-cost prompts route patients straight to whoever published clear answers.
Without weekly replays you cannot tell whether a schema or content change moved a single citation.
What the engines say about your category today.
A sample of the healthcare prompt graph replayed across engines, showing which names dominate and how concentrated the answer set is.
| Category prompt | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Answer concentration | You cited? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best IVF clinic in Bengaluru | Clinic A, Clinic B, Clinic C | Clinic A, Clinic B, Clinic C | Clinic A, Clinic B, Clinic C | 3 of 12 | — |
| Affordable IVF in HSR Layout | Clinic D, Clinic C, Clinic E | Clinic D, Clinic C, Clinic E | Clinic D, Clinic C, Clinic E | 4 of 12 | |
| IVF success rate above 60% Bengaluru | Clinic A, Clinic F, Clinic G | Clinic A, Clinic F, Clinic G | Clinic A, Clinic F, Clinic G | 3 of 11 | — |
| Dentist accepting cashless insurance Indiranagar | Clinic B, Clinic A, Clinic F | Clinic B, Clinic A, Clinic F | Clinic B, Clinic A, Clinic F | 3 of 9 | — |
Illustrative modelled data — not live client results. Names anonymised.
Illustrative scenario modelled end to end.
A three-clinic dental group appeared in fewer than one in ten category answers despite ranking well in classic local search. We rebuilt the entity layer around practitioners, procedures and locations, then replayed the prompt graph weekly to monitor the illustrative scenario change.
- Practitioner and procedure entities published with consistent identifiers across every location page
- MedicalClinic, Physician and FAQPage schema shipped site-wide with reviewed source citations
- llms.txt and a machine-readable pricing and coverage page added
- Locality landing pages rewritten to answer comparison and cost prompts directly
- Weekly replays across the tracked engines to monitor the illustrative scenario change
Illustrative modelled data — not live client results. Names anonymised.
The dashboard your clinic team would actually open.
The same visibility trend and share-of-voice views you get in the product, loaded with a healthcare-shaped dataset.
AI Visibility — Share of Voice over time
12-week trend, weighted across the tracked LLMs.
Illustrative Scenario
Demonstrating default capabilities with modelled data. Fictional brand scenario for demonstration only.
Tip: tab into the chart to focus a weekly data point, then use the left and right arrow keys to step through weeks. Press Escape to exit.
AI recommendation share — you vs competitors
Per-engine Share of Voice across the last 30 days of replays. Hover or focus a bar for the breakdown.
Illustrative modelled data — not live client results. Names anonymised.
Questions from healthcare teams.
Does CiteRank work for single-clinic practices, not just hospital groups?
Yes. The entry tier is built for single-location IVF, dental, derm, paeds and ortho clinics, tracking a focused prompt set with a small competitive frame. Higher tiers expand coverage to all 8 engines and more locations. See the pricing page for current plans.
Which cities do you cover?
Major metros are covered out of the box, and tier-2 cities can be added on request as part of the prompt graph you approve at onboarding.
How is this different from directories or paid search?
Directories and ads work once the patient is already searching a channel you can bid on. CiteRank covers the earlier moment when a patient asks an AI assistant for a recommendation, which no ad auction touches.
Is patient data ever sent to AI engines?
Never. We only replay public-intent prompts such as 'best IVF clinic in HSR Layout'. No patient records, no booking data and no protected health information is ever sent to an engine.
How fast do clinics see citation changes?
Entity, schema and content fixes typically show their first measurable citation movement within three to six weekly replay cycles.
See how AI answers your patients' questions.
Run a free audit on your clinic and get the prompt-level breakdown of where you are cited, where you are missing, and what to fix first.