61 - Top trends impacting rehab therapy with Dr. Heidi Jannenga

Nov 28, 2022

💭” First and foremost we have to come together as an industry, despite our specialties, to call us around a common message that is easily understood by the general public ” - Dr. Heidi Jannenga

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC. Heidi is the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of ⁠WebPT⁠, a nine-time Inc. 5000 honoree and the market-leading software solution for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapists. As a member of the board and senior management team, Heidi advises on WebPT’s product vision, company culture, branding efforts, and internal operations, while advocating for the rehab therapy profession on a national and international scale. WebPT is the fastest-growing physical therapy software in the country, employing over 600 people and serving more than 90,000 therapy professionals at more than 20,000 clinics. Prior to co-founding WebPT, Heidi practiced as a physical therapist for more than 15 years. She held multiple clinic leadership roles including clinic director of one of the largest sports medicine clinics in the country. Heidi is an APTA member and also recently launched ⁠Rizing Tide⁠, which is a foundation dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce. Rizing Tide provides scholarships to PT, PTA students, and PT residents to advance diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce and inspire better—and more accessible—patient care.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Heidi's story and career

▪️ Top trends impacting rehab therapy

▪️ The PT brand problem

▪️ Business resiliency and future growth

▪️ Burnout affecting the industry

▪️ State of diversity in PT

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Heidi's favorite resource of information:

1.WebPT blog: https://www.webpt.com/blog/

1.⁠Brene Brown⁠