AAO 2026 · NEW ORLEANS Ophthalmology. Connected.
October 10–12, 2026
Booth 2060
AAO 2026 / New Orleans / Booth 2060

New Orleans. Ophthalmology, we're back.

For five years, AAO has been where we meet ophthalmology practices, listen to what is creating friction behind patient care, and bring those conversations back into how The Saffron Solution evolves.

5 Years
at AAO
Five years of listening to ophthalmology practices.

And five years of building around the operational realities those conversations reveal.

01 Surgery Management
02 Patient Engagement
03 Automation + Human Care
04 50+ Zero-Cost HIPAA-Compliant Apps
05 Surgery Management App
06 Referral Provider App
07 Mobile Check-In App
08 Robotic Process Automation
09 Custom Agents
10 Multilingual Patient Engagement Officers

AAO 2026 / New Orleans / The Saffron Solution

One operating ecosystem for ophthalmology.

Your practice has
hundreds of moving parts.
Make them work as one.

Connect patient access, scheduling, mobile check-in, insurance workflows, prior authorizations, patient engagement, reactivation, surgery operations, EHR workflows, automation, and multilingual human support in one operating ecosystem.

50+ Integrated
Applications
Your EHR Connected
Workflows
Automation + Human Operational
Support
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Bring us an operational challenge from your practice. We’ll show you how Saffron connects the workflow.

The Saffron Solution Ophthalmology Operations
Operating
Connected Ecosystem 50+ Apps
Works With Your EHR
Operating Model Automation + Human
Practice Operations
01 Patient Access
02 Scheduling
03 Mobile Check-In
04 Insurance
05 Authorizations
06 Patient Engagement
07 Reactivation
08 Surgery Operations
09 Human Support
Patient Access Keep the patient journey moving
LIVE
1
Patient inquiry

New or returning patient enters the workflow.

Active
2
Patient identified

Relevant information is connected.

Queue
3
Coverage checked

Eligibility and insurance workflows move forward.

Queue
4
Appointment coordinated

Scheduling advances without disconnected handoffs.

Queue
5
Check-in prepared

Intake is ready before the patient arrives.

Queue

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Ophthalmology, New Orleans is getting close.

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02 / ONE PLATFORM TO POWER IT ALL

The breadth of a platform. The focus your practice needs.

Six connected capability areas. Explore the applications and services relevant to your team.

THE SAFFRON SOLUTION 50+ connected applications One operating platform
AUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE 01 / 06
Auto exploring · 5 sec

Automate the repeatable.
Escalate the exception.

Use RPA and AI-assisted workflows for repeatable administrative work such as insurance verification, prior-authorization follow-up, routine data entry, scheduling updates, and routine outreach—then route exceptions to a person.

  • Insurance verification
  • Prior authorization follow-up
  • Scheduling updates
  • Routine data entry
  • Routine outreach
  • Exception routing
SEE IT AT AAO

See a repeatable verification or authorization task move from queue to automation to human exception review.

Selected capabilities from The Saffron Solution. This is not a complete application inventory. Application mix, permissions, and service scope are agreed for each implementation.

AAO 2026 · BOOTH 2060 Want to see the platform with your own practice workflow?

Choose a time and we’ll focus the demo on the areas most relevant to your team.

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The Difference

There's Nothing Else Like This
In Healthcare

Three alternatives exist. Each has a meaningful shortfall. The Saffron Solution occupies the white space between all three.

More manual work → More automation
More staff pressure → More support
More leakage → More control
Capability
VA Agencies Hello Rache, Belay
Software Platforms Tebra, AthenaOne
PE-Backed MSOs EyeCare Partners
The Saffron Solution
People & Support
● Dedicated Human Operator
— Generic
× No
✓ Yes
✓ Managed PEO
文 Multilingual Patient Support
× Rarely
× No
— Varies
✓ Native multilingual PEO
Technology & Automation
↔ Integrated Technology Stack
× No
✓ Yes
— Partial
✓ 50+ HIPAA Apps
✦ AI & RPA Automation
× No
— Limited
— Limited
✓ Full Agentic AI
Cost & Ownership
▣ Physician Keeps Independence
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
× You become employee
✓ Always
◫ Technology Cost to Practice
— Low VA fee
× High per-provider fees
× Ownership trade-off
✓ $0 Software Cost

Built for practices that want speed, visibility, and fewer operational gaps — without giving up ownership.

Book Time at AAO

Competitor categories referenced by type, not name, per our internal guidance. The Saffron Solution respects all alternatives — we simply occupy a different space.

03 / CONNECT THE SYSTEMS AROUND CARE

Keep your EHR and phone system.Connect what happens around them.

Discuss EHR / practice-management and VoIP connections for scheduling, outreach, and operations. Select your EHR to include it in your demo brief.

Your EHR / PM
The Saffron Solution
Your communications

Choose a system to add it to your demo brief. Selection does not confirm compatibility.

COMMUNICATION OPTIONS

Voice / SMS / Fax / Email / WhatsApp / WeChat

HIPAA-aware implementation planning. Discuss the BAA, access permissions, permitted channels, and data-handling responsibilities for your scope.

Integration depth varies by available interfaces and configuration. These are supplied integration references, not endorsements or a guarantee of every feature on every platform. Channel availability and use require practice-specific review.

BRING YOUR CURRENT SYSTEMS See how Saffron can work around your existing EHR and communications stack.

Schedule a focused AAO conversation around your current operational setup.

Book an Integration Demo

FROM THE AAO FLOOR

We've been showing up for ophthalmology. New Orleans is next.

5 Years
at AAO
The Saffron Solution booth at a previous AAO meeting
The Saffron Solution at AAO

What we hear at AAO helps shape what we build next.

Meeting ophthalmology teams face-to-face gives us a clearer view of the operational friction behind patient care — and brings those conversations directly back into how Saffron evolves.

2022 AAO
2023 AAO
2024 AAO
2025 AAO
2026 New Orleans

Next stop: AAO 2026 · New Orleans. Five years of listening, learning, and building — and we're coming back with more to show.

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04 / AUTOMATION + INTELLIGENT HUMAN CARE

Automate the repetition. Keep judgment human.

Routine administrative work should move without creating another queue for your staff. Saffron combines connected workflows, automation, and multilingual human support so exceptions can move to the right person with the context already attached.

Saffron Workflow Engine Automation + Human Operations
Workflow active
01
Work enters the connected queue

A verification request is ready for action.

Queue
02
Automation runs the repeatable work

Routine eligibility and status steps move forward.

Queue
03
An exception is detected

Something requires clarification instead of another automated step.

Queue
04
Context moves to a person

Human support receives the workflow history and next action.

Queue
05
The workflow continues

The completed action returns to the connected workflow.

Queue
MULTILINGUAL HUMAN HANDOFF

When automation reaches an exception, context goes with it.

Exception routed with workflow context Previous actions remain visible to the human team.
PATIENT

Necesito cambiar mi cita.

I need to change my appointment.
HUMAN SUPPORT

Claro. ¿Qué día le viene bien?

Of course. Which day works for you?
Clarification needed A person can continue the conversation.
Workflow exception Automation routes the task for review.
Language matters Communication can continue in the patient's preferred language.
Clinical question Clinical questions remain with the practice's care team.
Automation → Exception → Person → Next action
Technology handles the repetition. People handle what needs understanding.

The goal is not to replace your front office or the doctor-patient relationship. It is to reduce repetitive administrative work around them.

Multilingual support English · Spanish · Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Russian & more
SEE THE HANDOFF LIVE AT AAO Bring us one repetitive workflow from your practice. We’ll show you where automation ends and human support begins.

See insurance verification, prior authorization, scheduling, patient communication, and exception handling in one connected demo.

Schedule AAO Demo

06 / BEFORE WE CONNECT

Good questions.Clear answers.

01What can we explore at AAO?

Choose the areas relevant to your practice, such as surgery administration, patient engagement, referrals, reactivation, automation, or EHR connections. Your brief gives the team a starting point; the demonstration and next steps are arranged with you.

02Is this software, a managed team, or both?

The Saffron approach combines connected applications and human operational support. Application access, responsibilities, staffing, and service scope are agreed for your implementation.

03Will we need to replace our EHR or phone system?

The starting point is your existing EHR, practice-management system, and VoIP setup. Available interfaces, permissions, compatibility, and implementation scope need review before any integration commitments.

04Are the on-page examples real product screens?

No. The journey queue, task statuses, sample counts, and language exchange are illustrative. They do not show actual patients, live integrations, performance results, or automated clinical decisions.

05Does selecting a demo book an appointment?

No. The selector creates a brief in your browser. Copy it into the scheduling page notes and complete the booking process there. The selection is not automatically submitted to the team.

06How are data safeguards and languages agreed?

Discuss the business associate agreement, access controls, permitted communication channels, and language coverage with the team. The introductory demonstration needs only a general description of your requirements.

07Can we request ophthalmology references?

The Saffron Solution invites practices to request peer references. Ask the team about relevant ophthalmology references during your discussion. No client names or endorsements are assumed on this page.

08How is an online demonstration arranged?

Choose Online demo in your brief and continue to the scheduling page. Availability, duration, and the demonstration content are confirmed with the team; this page does not promise specific times or a fixed agenda.

Want to speak with a peer? Ask us about ophthalmology references.

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