Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is one of the most important components of post-acute care management for patients recovering from a cardiac event. Despite this, only 15-30% of eligible patients participate in CR. For patients with heart failure (HF). CR can reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of life, but fewer than 10% of eligible HF patients attend even one session of CR. This panel describes findings from two novel strategies around increasing the utilization of CR. The first segment discusses findings from a multi-center study of over 200 patients, exploring how inpatient enrollment to a Smartphone Application (SA) and early post-acute care communication can lead to 70% enrollment of smartphone owning eligible patients. Panelists will explore the effectiveness of SA on improving enrollment. The second segment discusses strategies that result in increased CR participation among patients with HF identified through the qualitative interviews with innovative CR programs, conducted as part of a multi-year NIH-funded study. Panel members will discuss the strategies that have helped to overcome some of the barriers to CR faced by patients with HF, including: Identifying eligible patients (e.g., ejection fraction; various insurance requirements); enrolling patients despite a “six week waiting period” following hospitalization (e.g., challenges of automatic referral when the patient is admitted to a medical service; the referral to a visit that is many weeks away); the physical and mental toll of chronic HF; and lack of clarity about the best methods for approaching exercise therapy in patients with HF.