# AI for rehab therapy billers | Aera by WebPT Source: https://meetaera.com/biller/ > Aera checks every claim against the note before it leaves. When a payer pushes back, the reason and evidence come with it, and the cause is already traced. ## A revenue cycle that moves on its own. Routine claims and corrections handled automatically. The work that needs your expertise arrives with the root cause and recommendation ready. Here’s what Aera billed overnight. - 176 clean claims submitted - 12 denials prevented - $41K payments posted Elena Ruiz’s claim, start to finish. Nothing for billing to touch. - Signed note processed 8:02 am - Claim submitted · UHC 8:04 am - Accepted by UHC Day 2 - ERA posted Day 14 **90%** Of claims touchless from signed note to payment **200%** Increase in patient collections **88%** Reduction in claim denials and rejections **+$20** Net revenue per visit Based on practices using Aera in early access. ## Fix the cause, not the claim. ### Clean claims out the door. Checked against the note and payer rules before they go. ### Underpayments flagged before you sit down. Each one with the expected and paid amounts. ### Denials traced to the source. In seconds, not hours. ### The pattern is caught. Before the next note is written. ## Now zoom in on one morning’s queue. ### The overnight work is done. You start with the exceptions. 176 claims submitted clean overnight. No action required. ### Cigna denials were up 18%. Aera found the pattern and traced it to the source. $1,100 recovered with one rule ### The denial arrives already traced to its cause. Acted before you opened it 2 min to review the fix Aera’s AI already found ## One platform, working your entire revenue cycle. One live record, so the note, the claim and the payer’s answer stay connected. ### Aera Revenue Claims built to be paid. Aera catches payer requirements before sign-off, moves claims through to payment, and brings your biller only the exceptions. A denied claim is now paid. I traced it back and fixed the cause. - Denied Coverage ended, the patient switched plans - Traced back to the front office Check-in used the old insurance card - Fixed at the source New plan on file, claim sent to the right payer - Fixed - Resent - Received - Accepted - Paid Coverage now checked at every check-in Gap closed ### Aera Clinical Know your patient before the visit starts. Aera builds the note as you treat and checks it against payer rules before you sign. Marcus Bell ACL rehab · Visit 5 of 12 - Knee flexion 95° → 118° - Pain 6 → 3 - Home program 6 of 7 days Aera scribe · writing the note - Pain 3/10, worst going down stairs - Flexion 118°, up 23° since visit 1 - Plan: add step-downs to home program Compliance check: no stair goal in the plan of care Stair goal added · note is compliant ### Aera Command Know before someone has to tell you. Aera watches your practice, explains what’s driving the numbers, and recommends the next step. Riverside arrivals are slipping. I found why and have a fix ready. ▼ 14 pts below baseline 31 visits in the next two weeks Pre-verify all 31 and renew the auths Approve the fix Fix approved ## Work the queue in plain language. Ask the way you’d ask a senior biller. Aera’s AI answers directly from the screen you’re on. Cigna · all payer IDs Up 18%, one modifier pattern. 23 of 31 denials bill 97140 and 97530 together without modifier 59. Want me to correct and resubmit those claims, and flag the pairing before sign-off on future Cigna notes? 7 visits, $1,240. Five are waiting on notes from two providers. Want me to nudge them? Posted. 41 lines matched. Two adjustments need your eyes: a CO-45 on Okafor and a partial payment on Reyes. No EOB stacks. No rework. Just the claims that need judgment. Aera is always learning each payer’s patterns, so the next denial gets fixed before it’s ever filed. ## AI that acts. People who decide. Aera never signs a note. Only a licensed clinician can, and every clinical decision needs their sign-off. You decide what runs. Automatic where you want it, approved where it matters. Everything shows its work. Every action is visible, with a full audit trail. > “That is perfect. It will save so much time.” From a practice at an early look at Aera ## Is Aera right for your practice? Leave your details. Our team takes it from there. ## Questions about Aera for billers ### How does Aera help rehab therapy billers? Routine claims and corrections are handled automatically, and the work that needs a biller’s expertise arrives with the root cause and a recommended next step already assembled. Clean claims go out the door the first time. ### How does Aera reduce claim denials in physical therapy? Documentation, coding and payer requirements are checked while the clinician is still in the note, so gaps are fixed before the claim is created. When a denial does come back, Aera traces it to the source so the pattern is caught before the next note is written. ### Does Aera trace denials to their cause? Yes. Every denial is traced to the line of documentation or payer rule behind it, so your biller starts with the fix, not research. ### Will Aera replace billers? No. Aera handles routine claims so billers can work the ones that need judgment, with the cause and next step already clear. [See every question about Aera](https://meetaera.com/faq/#roles) ## Done by mid-afternoon. Watch Aera run on real practice data.