Aera for the front office

A front office that manages itself.

Referrals, benefits, scheduling, cancellations, reminders and payments handled end to end. Your staff manage exceptions, not workflows.

The front desk saying goodbye to a patient
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Your Monday started Friday night. The front desk starts with nothing waiting.

  1. Referral read and entered
  2. First visit scheduled
  3. Intake forms finished at home
  4. Benefits verified for 38 visits
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ER
Elena RuizRight shoulder · New patient
  • Intake formsDone at home
  • Authorization12 visits
  • Co-payCard on file

She asked for early mornings, so she’s booked with Dr. Chen at 8:00.

50%

Of new referrals scheduled
in 1 hour or less

85%

Of patient intakes
completed before arrival

30+ hrs

Of admin and staff
time saved every week

Based on practices using Aera in early access.

A 100-visit day without a line at the desk.

  1. Referrals show up scheduled.

    Read, entered and in outreach before anyone opens a laptop.

  2. Patients arrive ready.

    Intake, coverage and co-pays handled from home.

  3. Your schedule fills itself.

    Cancellations rescheduled before you pick up the phone.

  4. Be present for patients.

    Only the moments that need a human voice reach the desk.

Now zoom in on one morning.

Front office · 7:45 am

Aera spots the no-show before it happens.

Acted before anyone called
2 of 2at-risk visits confirmed before the desk picked up a phone
Front office · 8:02 am

A cancellation becomes a filled slot. In one sentence.

Acted on one sentence
0empty slots left behind
Front office · 8:05 am

Check-in, copay and receipt. One sentence.

Acted on one sentence
$4,350collected at the front desk today

One platform, running the front desk.

One live record, so a referral, a visit and a payment land in the same place.

Aera Operations

Referrals, scheduling, coverage, and patient payments, handled end to end. Your staff handles the exceptions.

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I got ahead of Dr. Chen’s Thursday. Nothing for the desk to do.

  1. Open slot filledBooked from the waitlist overnight
  2. Likely cancellationMarco Alvarez, based on past visits

    Backup lined upPriya Shah is on standby by text

  3. Authorization renewedRequested before visit 12 ran out
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Run the desk in plain language.

Type it between calls or say it out loud. Aera’s AI knows the patient, the provider and the payer.

Front office Typed

PatientMarco AlvarezOpen slotThu 10:15 amProviderDr. Lena Chen

Rescheduled.Marco Alvarez, Thursday 10:15 am with Dr. Chen. His auth covers it, visit 5 of 12. Reminder sent.
Front office Spoken

StatusUnconfirmed visitsDateThu, Oct 2

Three patients.Whiteley, Smith and Reyes. All three have a one-tap confirmation text. Whiteley has two prior no-shows, so she’s flagged.
Front office Typed

PatientElena RuizDocumentPrior authorization

Not yet. 5 of 12 visits used.Her UHC authorization runs through visit 12. Aera will flag it at visit 10 and draft the extension.

No fax pile. No phone tag. Just the patient at the desk.

Aera is always learning your clinic’s schedule, so the next open slot finds the right patient.

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.

“We may have to move to this sooner than we thought! It’s not clunky. It does a lot of the work for you.”
From a practice at an early look at Aera

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Questions about Aera for the front office

What does Aera do for a physical therapy front desk?

Aera runs the front office end to end: referrals, benefits, scheduling, cancellations, reminders and payments. Referrals show up scheduled, patients arrive ready, and your staff manage exceptions, not workflows.

Can Aera schedule referrals automatically?

Yes. Referrals that arrive by fax, email or portal are read and entered around the clock, the patient record is created, and outreach starts right away, so referrals show up scheduled instead of sitting in a queue.

How does Aera fill cancellations?

It spots appointments at risk of cancellation or no-show, reaches out by phone, text and email, and fills openings from the waitlist with patients whose preferred days, times and providers match the slot.

Does Aera replace front office staff?

No. Aera handles the routine work so your team can be present for patients and focus on the moments that need a person.

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A practice owner and the front desk lead talking at the desk

A calm desk, even on Monday.

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