There's a gap between scheduling and showing up.
A patient books an appointment. Then nothing happens. No confirmation. No check-in instructions. No intake form. No reminder that their copay is due. By the time the slot comes up, the patient has forgotten, lost confidence, or hit a barrier they couldn't clear alone.
That gap is not a patient problem. It is an operations problem. And it's entirely mendable.
Getting patients to take action.
Most tools notify. Mend gets a response. Confirmations get confirmed. Forms get completed. Copays get paid. Insurance gets updated — all before the patient walks in. That's not automation. That's engagement.
Everything between scheduling and showing up — automated
Engage handles the entire pre-visit patient journey via SMS. No app. No portal login. No friction. Patients respond from their phone and arrive ready.
See Engage in action
Appointment confirmation
Automated confirmation messages go out immediately after booking and again at configurable intervals. Patients confirm, reschedule, or request help — all via SMS.
Digital check-in
Patients check in from their phone before they arrive. No waiting room clipboard. No front desk bottleneck. Staff see check-in status in real time inside the EHR.
Consent forms
Consent forms are sent, signed, and returned before the visit. Legally compliant digital signatures. No paper. No scanning. No chasing patients at the front desk.
Clinical screeners
GAD-7, PHQ-9, and other validated screeners are delivered and completed before the appointment. Scores are available to the provider before the patient walks in.
Copay and balance collection
Patients pay their copay or outstanding balance before the visit. No awkward front desk conversation. No delayed billing. Revenue collected before the appointment starts.
Insurance verification and updates
Patients update their insurance information via SMS. Verification happens automatically. No surprises at check-in. No claim denials from stale insurance data.
Patients don't use portals. They love using Mend.
Patient portal adoption sits below 20% across behavioral health. Mend meets patients where they already are — their phone. No app to download. No password to remember. Just a text message with a single tap to complete everything they need before their visit.
What changes when Engage is running
Fewer no-shows
Patients who are confirmed, checked in, and prepared are dramatically less likely to miss their appointment.
Patients arrive ready
Intake complete. Screener scored. Copay paid. Insurance verified. Providers can start the visit the moment the patient walks in.
Less staff overhead
Coordinators stop calling down reminder lists and chasing paperwork. Engage handles the routine so your team can focus on care.
Revenue collected earlier
Copay and balance collection happens before the visit. No awkward front desk conversations. No delayed billing cycles.
Find the leaks. Mend them.
Every Engage deployment ships with Signal built in. Add Coordinate to automate the operations work behind them — and to unlock Mend's contractual 1:1 ROI guarantee.
Coordinate
New product
Conversational, autonomous care coordination
Ask which patients are most likely to no-show this week. Coordinate answers — and can reach out on your behalf to re-engage them before the slot goes dark.
Explore CoordinateSignal
Included with every deployment
Real-time analytics and Measurement-Based Care
Signal powers the intelligence behind Engage — tracking engagement patterns, surfacing patients at risk, and feeding Coordinate with real-time behavioral data.
Learn about SignalOperational proof for behavioral health leaders
"The Mend Team is truly remarkable. They have consistently adapted to our needs, collaborated with creativity, and delivered quickly, ensuring that the platform remains user-friendly, relevant, and focused on client-centered design."
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