Patient Engagement

Rehab professionals are constantly battling to keep their patients involved and engaged in their prescribed therapy, a common source of frustration and burn-out among clinicians (link to “Stopping PT” piece). Today, we’ll consider several novel strategies to better engage patients by leveraging the technologyalready at their fingertips – their smartphones. We’ll discuss three primary categories of apps that can help boost patient engagement with their plan of care and your practice: patient education apps, home exercise program apps, and specialty apps for specific rehab populations.

Use this Selecting a Patient Engagement Vendor Checklist to compare rehab platforms on HIPAA, RTM, pricing, and integrations—print and score vendors.

Our 2026 guide to patient engagement mobile health apps compares pricing, HIPAA messaging, RTM automation, and best picks for PT/OT clinics. Read now.

Learn how to improve patient engagement in physical therapy with custom video HEPs, RTM, and measurable strategies. Boost outcomes and revenue.

Learn a Patient Engagement Strategy rehab teams can use: 12 proven tactics with steps, costs, and pitfalls. Boost adherence—start today.

As a patient herself, AC Health founder Susannah Bailin understands what keeps rehabilitation patients engaged and motivated. Hear her story and learn how relationship building, intersession communications, and a trustworthy HEP app can prevent patients from dropping out before they reach their goals.