06/05/2026
One of the biggest patient acquisition channels of 2026 is one most practices aren't set up for yet: ChatGPT.
Every day, people are asking it questions like: "What's the best functional medicine doctor near me?" "Who treats mold illness in my area?" "Can a naturopath help with fatigue?"
The question that matters for you is whether your practice shows up when those conversations happen.
Most practitioners assume ranking in AI search is complicated. It's closer to the opposite. One of the highest-return things you can do right now is also one of the simplest: answer the questions patients already ask you.
If I were helping a practice get visible in ChatGPT, the first thing I'd build is a library of FAQ content. Plain, direct answers to the real questions patients bring in, short enough to be useful and specific enough to be found.
That format matches how people search now. Patients ask questions. AI looks for the best answer. Your job is to BE that answer.
And here's the part most practitioners overlook: you already know the questions. You hear them every week.
➜ What's causing my symptoms?
➜ How long does treatment take?
➜ What testing do you recommend?
➜ Why haven't other approaches worked?
➜ What should I expect as a new patient?
Those conversations are already happening in your exam rooms. The opportunity is just writing them down. One answer can become an FAQ post, a social post, an email, a short video (bonus if you put it on Youtube to help with SEO and future AIO). One piece of work, many places it shows up.
Imagine if you had just 15 of them. That would cover your entire month for social media: 15 video reels answering the question, and 15 carousel posts answering the question. And then you alternate each day!
Right now, ranking in AI search is more open than it's likely to be in the coming months and years. The practices documenting their answers right now are the ones AI will already trust when everyone else finally starts paying attention.
👇 If you'd like help finding the exact questions your ideal patients are asking, and turning them into content that gets your practice discovered, the link's in the comments.