Occupational therapy

Patient communication built for occupational therapy practices.

Pediatric OT for kids on the spectrum. Adult rehab post-injury.Hand therapy after surgery. Long treatment timelines.ExperClinic handles the weekly-session remindersand reviews from parents who watched real progress.

Session complete for Liam (age 5). Review request to mom scheduled.
11:14am
Reminder sent to Robert for tomorrow's 9am hand therapy.
3:01pm
Reactivation sent to Sarah. Last session was 95 days ago.
6:30am
New 5-star Google review from Liam's mom: "He is finally writing his name."
9:42pm

ExperClinic is a patient communication platform for occupational therapy practices. After every visit, patients (or their parents for pediatric OT) get an SMS with two options: leave a Google review or send private feedback. The same platform sends 24 and 48 hour appointment reminders, runs a 90-day reactivation window, and supports OT credential attribution.

What it does

What occupational therapy practices use ExperClinic for

Three jobs across pediatric OT, adult rehab, and hand therapy.

1

Reviews from parents tracking real progress

Pediatric OT reviews are deeply personal. A parent watching their child finally write their name, hold a fork properly, or self-regulate at school writes some of the most heartfelt reviews in healthcare. ExperClinic sends a review request after every completed session, addressed to the parent on file. The 45-day per-patient cooldown means weekly-session families are not over-asked.

2

Reminders for weekly therapy sessions

OT treatment plans run weeks to months. Two reminders, 48 and 24 hours before each session, hold the cadence. Default-on for occupational therapy. Parents and adult patients can confirm or reschedule from the SMS thread.

3

90-day reactivation for paused treatment

Families and adult patients sometimes pause therapy for life events, summer break, or insurance changes. ExperClinic checks every day for patients past their 90-day window and sends a customizable SMS to bring them back when the pause is meant to be temporary.

The problem

Why occupational therapy practices struggle with reviews and retention

Three problems specific to long-treatment-timeline practices.

Treatment pauses

Families pause for summer and never come back.

A pediatric OT family that pauses for July often never returns in September because life moved on. Without automated reactivation, these families are quietly lost. The 90-day window catches them at the boundary of "still meant to come back" and "moved on".

Insurance navigation

Insurance changes drop patients mid-treatment.

OT is partially covered or not covered by many insurance plans, and coverage limits cap visits per year. A patient who hits their cap drops out; without reactivation, they may not return when their next year of coverage opens up.

Front desk multi-tasking

Asking for reviews after every session is impossible.

A busy OT practice schedules 30+ sessions a day across pediatric and adult patients. Front desks are juggling parent communication, billing, and the next session. Asking for a review at checkout is the last thing anyone has time for.

How it helps

How does ExperClinic help occupational therapy practices?

Five capabilities, all included on every plan.

Automated review requests

Sent at the optimal time of day after every completed session. For pediatric OT, addressed to the parent on file. For adult patients, addressed to the patient. Two equally-presented options: Google review or private feedback. The patient chooses.

48-hour and 24-hour reminders

Two reminders per session. Default on for occupational therapy. Each respects practice hours and patient opt-outs. Parents and patients can confirm or reschedule from the SMS thread.

90-day reactivation

Tuned to typical OT treatment-pause patterns. ExperClinic checks every day for patients past their 90-day window and sends a customizable SMS. Cadence is configurable per practice.

Two-way SMS for parent and patient questions

"Will Liam need to bring his glasses?" "When does my insurance reset?" "Is there homework between sessions?" Replies land in a threaded conversation in your dashboard. Any therapist or admin can respond.

Multi-OT support and credential handling

Add associate OTs and OT assistants. The default credentials for Ontario-trained OTs are "OT Reg. (Ont.)"; "OT" and "MScOT" are also supported. The review request SMS uses whichever credentials the OT has on file. Reviews attribute correctly.

84%
of patients check online reviews before booking a healthcare provider.
38%
no-show reduction is the published benchmark for SMS appointment reminders.
$150–200
average revenue lost per missed appointment.
FAQ

Common questions from occupational therapy practices

My pediatric patients are kids, but my reviewers are parents. How does that work?
The SMS goes to the phone number on the patient record, which in pediatric OT is almost always the parent. The review request and the reminder both address the parent by their first name. The "patient" is still the child, so the audit log attributes correctly to the kid, but the messaging goes to whoever can actually respond.
Can I send reminders weekly across a multi-month treatment plan?
Yes. Each session is a separate appointment record. ExperClinic sends a 48-hour and 24-hour reminder for each one. Default-on for occupational therapy. Across a 3-month treatment plan with weekly sessions, that is roughly 24 reminders per patient, all without staff effort.
How does the 45-day cooldown work for weekly-session patients?
A patient on weekly sessions does not get asked for a review at every visit. The 45-day per-patient cooldown means each patient is asked at most every 6-7 weeks. Across a 3-month treatment plan, that is 1-2 review requests, not 12.
My OTs hold "OT Reg. (Ont.)" credentials. Are those supported?
Yes. The default credentials for occupational therapy include "OT Reg. (Ont.)" for Ontario-registered OTs. "OT" and "MScOT" are also supported. The review request SMS uses whichever credentials the OT has on file. Reviews and feedback attribute to the correct practitioner.
Adult hand therapy patients have very different needs from pediatric OT. Can I handle both?
Yes. ExperClinic does not distinguish appointment subtypes for messaging. Both pediatric OT and adult hand therapy patients are appointment records with the same 48 and 24 hour reminders, the same 45-day per-patient cooldown on reviews, and the same 90-day reactivation. The SMS template is the same; per-segment customization is not currently a feature.
What happens when a patient or parent texts STOP?
STOP scopes to your practice. The patient (or parent in pediatric OT) is flagged as opted out and no further automated SMS is sent. The record stays in your list, just marked. Inbound STOP, START, and HELP are handled per TCPA convention.
Is patient data secure?
Yes. ExperClinic is PIPEDA compliant and built for Canadian healthcare requirements. We store patient names and phone numbers only, never clinical content. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Optional BAA signing is available for US providers under HIPAA.
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