PT clinic owner: AI notes parsing works, but demos overpromise

What happened

A physical therapy clinic owner who also writes dev tutorials built lightweight AI automations over the past year, including LLMs to parse referral notes and RAG to pull patient history faster. He reports it works, not perfectly but well enough to matter.

Why it matters

He highlights a gap between what AI demos promise and what holds up in a real workflow where staff are short and tired. For a small operation like his, AI isn't about replacing anyone but about helping the owner stop being the bottleneck.

What to watch

He's asking what others are deploying in small business or solo contexts, what broke, what stuck, and what they'd do differently—suggesting a focus on scrappy, practical builds over enterprise solutions.