AI Answering Service for Physical Therapy Clinics

Updated July 3, 2026

You can't pause a manual therapy session for the phone

Your therapists are in treatment rooms doing hands-on work and supervising exercise progressions, and the front desk is checking in arrivals and processing insurance. Meanwhile the phone rings with new-patient referrals from surgeons and family doctors, post-MVA insurance referrals, and existing patients rebooking. PT clinics routinely leave 30 to 50 percent of calls unanswered during the peak afternoon block, and post-surgical patients are time-sensitive: a delayed first session pushes the whole recovery timeline.

A 1n1.ai phone number sits on top of your existing line and catches every call. It runs new-patient intake, captures insurance and referral context, and emails your front desk within a minute.

What the agent handles

  • New-patient intake — condition, referral source (family doctor, surgeon, self, ICBC/MVA, WSIB), pain level, prior PT history
  • Post-surgical referrals (time-sensitive) — surgery date and surgeon, flagged for a prompt callback
  • MVA and workers' comp — claim number, adjuster, date of accident, captured for billing setup
  • Rebookings and initial-assessment requests — preferred date, urgency, therapist preference
  • Insurance verification, specialty inquiries (pelvic floor, vestibular, concussion, sports rehab), modality questions

It doesn't diagnose or assess severity over the phone. It captures the intake and routes to your team for the assessment booking and clinical decisions.

Multi-language for patients

Patients discuss pain, injury, and recovery in detail, and first-language conversation matters especially for elderly and post-stroke patients and newcomers. The agent speaks 70+ languages with native accents. A Cantonese-speaking senior calling for post-knee-replacement PT gets fluent Cantonese intake; your front desk recap arrives in English with the surgery date, surgeon, and earliest available assessment.

How it fits the front desk

  1. The patient dials your clinic number.
  2. Optionally, your front desk phone rings first for a few seconds (human-first mode).
  3. If nobody grabs it, the AI answers in your clinic's name.
  4. It identifies the call type and captures the intake with structured detail.
  5. A recap lands in the front desk inbox within a minute, URGENT for time-sensitive post-surgical referrals.
  6. Your front desk confirms the booking and verifies insurance, and the assessment is booked.

The monthly math

Single clinics and small groups typically run on Starter: $42 CAD a month total ($39 plan plus $3 for the number). Multi-location groups and high-volume sports-rehab clinics move to Pro for the higher minute cap and separate lines.

Set that against a dedicated front desk attendant ($40,000 to $55,000 a year) or losing post-surgical referrals to a clinic that answered live, and it pays for itself quickly.

Try it before you decide

Sign up free, describe your clinic, upload your services, specialties, and accepted insurers, pick a voice, and you have a working PT intake assistant in about five minutes. Test it by calling your own number. When you're ready, upgrade to Starter and grab a number with your local area code.

Serving a specific market? See the local guides for Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal.

Frequently asked questions

Will it interpret the referral?
No. It captures the referral source and details the caller gives (surgeon, surgery date, condition); your therapist reviews the actual referral document at the initial assessment.
Can it verify insurance eligibility?
It quotes your accepted insurers and direct-billing capability from your upload. Real-time eligibility checks are custom integration with your billing system.
Can it integrate with my EMR?
The stock agent emails recaps. Direct integration with Jane, ClinicMaster, OSCAR, WebPT, or Practice Perfect is custom work the same team builds.
How does it handle MVA and WSIB intake?
Configure your accepted file types and it captures claim number, adjuster, and date of accident for billing setup.
How much does it cost?
Single clinics and small groups usually run on Starter ($42 CAD/mo total: $39 plan plus $3 for the number). Multi-location groups move to Pro for more minutes and separate new-patient, existing-patient, and MVA/WSIB lines.

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