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FrontDesk Features 2 min read Updated Jun 24, 2026

Bird Eye View

The Bird Eye View is a live board of every patient in the building today. At a glance you can see who's about to arrive, who's waiting, who's in a chair, and who's heading to checkout — so your team can keep the day flowing and no one is left waiting.


The Bird Eye View is a live board of every patient in the building today. At a glance you can see who’s about to arrive, who’s waiting, who’s in a chair, and who’s heading to checkout — so your team can keep the day flowing and no one is left waiting.

The lanes

Patients move left to right across five lanes as their visit progresses:

  • Arriving soon — patients due in the next 30 minutes.
  • Waiting room — patients who have checked in and are waiting to be seated.
  • In operatory — patients currently in a chair, shown by room.
  • Walking out — patients finishing up and heading to checkout.
  • Finished — patients done for the day.

How to move a patient between lanes

  1. On the Bird Eye View, find the patient’s card in their current lane.
  2. Drag the card to the next lane — for example from Waiting room to In operatory.
  3. The board updates immediately, and the counts at the top adjust.
Good to know: Moving a card simply reflects what’s happening in real life. It’s the fastest way to keep everyone — front desk, assistants, and providers — on the same page about where each patient is.

The KPI strip

Across the top, the board shows a count for each stage of the day:

  • Scheduled today — every patient on the schedule, across all lanes.
  • Arriving soon — patients due in the next 30 minutes.
  • Waiting room — patients waiting to be seated, with the average wait time.
  • In operatory — patients currently seated in a room.
  • Walking out — patients heading to checkout.
  • Finished — patients done for the day, with the production captured.

The Finished lane

The Finished lane keeps a running tally of how the day has gone: how many patients are done and the production captured so far.

How to review finished patients

  1. On the Bird Eye View, go to the Finished lane.
  2. Click View all to open the full list of patients completed today.
  3. Close the list to return to the board.