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AI ideas for physical therapy clinics

Rules That Apply

Patient data should only go into HIPAA compliant tools whose vendor signs a BAA with your practice.

We go over these with you before anything is built. This is not legal advice, so check the details with your own advisor.

Quick to set up

Home exercise programs

The busywork
Building a home exercise program for each patient.
How AI helps
Templates and an exercise video library build a program sent by text, email or app.

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Daily note drafting
Some setup

Daily note drafting

The busywork
PTs finish notes after hours.
How AI helps
An AI scribe drafts the note, and the therapist signs it.
Plan of care recertification
Some setup

Plan of care recertification

The busywork
Keeping track of plan of care recert dates. Use a HIPAA compliant vendor that signs a BAA.
How AI helps
AI flags upcoming recerts and drafts the progress summary for the therapist.

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Visit authorization tracking
Quick to set up

Visit authorization tracking

The busywork
Insurance only covers so many visits. Use a HIPAA compliant vendor that signs a BAA.
How AI helps
AI tracks visits against the authorization and warns the front desk.

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Post surgical referral intake
Quick to set up

Post surgical referral intake

The busywork
Ortho referrals need a first visit booked fast.
How AI helps
AI notes the surgeon's protocol and books the first visit.

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Work comp reporting
Some setup

Work comp reporting

The busywork
Employers and adjusters want updates on work comp cases. Use a HIPAA compliant vendor that signs a BAA.
How AI helps
AI drafts the status report, and the therapist reviews it.

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Discharge to gym transition
Quick to set up

Discharge to gym transition

The busywork
Patients finish therapy with nowhere to go next.
How AI helps
AI suggests a gym program for the handoff, and the therapist approves it.

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Military TRICARE referrals
Quick to set up

Military TRICARE referrals

The busywork
Military patients come in with TRICARE referrals.
How AI helps
AI tracks referral numbers for the front desk.

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Authorized visits that never got paid
Some setup

Authorized visits that never got paid

The busywork
Visits get authorized and then the payment gets denied, so the appeals keep coming.
How AI helps
AI matches authorized visits to claims and payments and builds a timeline with a checklist of supporting documents for billing to review. It can't promise the claim gets paid.

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