The Patient Engagement Gold Rush — and the Trust Recession Beneath It

AI is booming. Markets are exploding. Policy is shifting. But the real crisis in patient engagement isn’t technological — it’s relational.

We are in a patient engagement gold rush.

The market is projected to surpass $229 billion by 2035 (Fidelity News).

Patient portals alone are expected to quadruple over the next decade (OpenPR).

Connected healthcare platforms are scaling rapidly (Grand View Research).

AI is accelerating drug development and workflow efficiency globally (Times of India).

Patie…