Be the answer when patients ask AI where to go for care.

Patients ask AI before they ever open a website - and act on the answer they receive. We help healthcare organisations get surfaced, trusted and chosen across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini and Claude.

Generative engine optimisation built for AU healthcare. TGA, AHPRA and National Law-aware. Clinically reviewed.

Accredited & certified
Google Partner ISO 27001 certified PM Live Top 40 healthcare agency PIF Tick certified Certified B Corporation

Patients no longer search. They ask.

The healthcare patient journey is no longer a predictable, linear funnel. AI compresses research, comparison and decision-making into a single looping conversation - often before a clinic website is ever visited.

Search itself is fragmenting across Google AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, maps, reviews, communities and provider websites. The model is no longer about ranking pages - it is about being surfaced, trusted and chosen across multiple discovery environments.

The old journey

Linear & predictable

  1. 01Google search
  2. 02Browse 10 blue links
  3. 03Visit websites
  4. 04Compare options
  5. 05Book
Sequential · Predictable · One path
The new journey

Compressed & non-linear

Non-linear · Looping · Pre-decided

Our five-stage programme to win the new journey

From foundations through to first-party data - designed to build visibility, trust and conversion across every AI surface.

01

Foundations

Make the brand legible to AI

02

General AI visibility

National & category authority

03

Local AI visibility

Own location-led recommendation

04

Conversion

Pages built for AI-mediated patients

05

First-party data

Capture value from every visit

What AI visibility looks like when it is working.

A real-world example of how a healthcare brand can move from invisible to recommended inside an AI-generated answer.

AI assistant · local healthcare query
Prompt:

For a private MRI in Sydney, the most commonly recommended option is [your brand]. They offer self-referral MRI with next-day appointments, are rated 4.8☆ from local patients, and accept major private health insurers as well as self-pay.

Sources: [your-brand].com.au google.com/maps healthengine smh.com.au

That answer is engineered, not accidental. It depends on entity consistency, optimised local profiles, review quality, structured service content and credible third-party corroboration - all working together. That is GEO.

Optimised for the AI platforms patients and referrers actually use.

Citations, recommendations and share of answer tracked across the surfaces driving healthcare decisions.

Google AIO
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Copilot
Claude

Healthcare brands we have made more visible.

From multi-site specialist groups to private cardiology and hospitals - the principles transfer; the execution is always sector-specific.

+220%

Increase in organic search visits

+20,000

Additional monthly search impressions

+16,000

Organic search visits

+34%

Growth in consultant name searches year on year

Why Medico

11 years. Healthcare only. AI-fluent.

Not a generalist agency with a healthcare team. A specialist healthcare practice that’s spent more than a decade earning the credentials AI engines, regulators and clinicians all want to see.

11yrs
Exclusively in healthcare Across AU, UK and APAC
No.1
PM Live T40 small agency Independent industry ranking
5.0
Google Reviews From healthcare clients
Certified B Corporation Social & environmental performance
Clinical sign-off built in TGA, AHPRA & National Law-aware ISO 27001-certified Reporting tied to bookings - not vanity

Common questions about healthcare GEO

What is generative engine optimisation (GEO)?

GEO is the practice of making your content discoverable, citable and recommendable by AI systems such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. It combines technical structure, clinically credible content and off-site authority signals so AI engines can confidently surface your brand when patients ask health-related questions.

How is GEO different from healthcare SEO?

Traditional SEO optimises for ten blue links and one click. GEO optimises for being summarised, cited and recommended inside AI answers. The disciplines overlap - strong technical SEO and authoritative content remain the foundation - but GEO adds entity mapping, prompt-level intent matching, AI-readable schema, off-site corroboration and tracking of share of answer across AI surfaces.

Do AI engines actually drive patient enquiries?

Yes. AI absorbs many top-of-funnel informational queries, so click volumes look lower - but the visits that do reach your site are further through their decision journey, more informed and more biased for action. Each AI-driven visit now carries materially more commercial value, so the brands that earn AI citations and convert that traffic well are pulling ahead.

Which AI platforms do you optimise for?

Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, ChatGPT search, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Claude. We benchmark presence across each platform, identify the prompts and entity gaps where your brand is missing, and build the on-site, technical and off-site signals that earn citations.

How long does it take to see results?

Foundational improvements (schema, page architecture, entity consistency) tend to influence AI visibility within 30 to 60 days. Authority and citation share typically build over 60 to 120 days. Conversion uplift on AI-driven visits is often the fastest signal: better-built landing pages routinely lift enquiry rates within the first reporting cycle.

How do you handle clinical accuracy and AU compliance?

Every output passes through medically trained writers and clinical review before it goes live. We work to TGA, AHPRA and the National Law standards, and apply patient safety guardrails to anything an AI system might summarise.

How do you measure success?

We measure share of answer across AI engines, citation frequency, entity recognition for your brand and consultants, branded and non-branded search visibility, qualified enquiries and confirmed bookings. Impressions and clicks alone are not enough - the goal is measurable patient growth.

Do you work with paid media too?

Yes. AI visibility, organic search and paid media work best as one joined-up programme. Paid creates immediate traction; organic and AI strengthen long-term discoverability and trust; shared landing page intelligence and reporting make all three move faster.

AI search and GEO insights

Our latest analysis on healthcare AI visibility, search behaviour and the evolving discovery landscape.

Get found. Get cited. Get chosen.

AI is already telling a story about your brand. The only question is whether it is yours - or your competitor's.