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meeting the demand for autism care

Meeting the Demand for Autism Care with Staff Retention and Improved Outcomes

Jen Gray, Director of Solution Consulting, Netsmart
Jamie Pagliaro, Executive VP & Chief Learning Officer, Rethink Behavioral Health

Autism has become a significant issue in healthcare today, with rapidly rising diagnoses each year and new legislation mandating insurance coverage in all 50 states. In this podcast, Jamie Pagliaro, Executive Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at Rethink, a leading provider of ABA solutions, sits down with Jen Gray, Director of Solution Consulting at Netsmart, to talk about the growing demand for autism care. They’ll discuss the impact on service providers like BCBAs and RBTs, along with some emerging technology that can help with large caseloads and overwhelming documentation. (Which translates to increased recruitment and retention for organizations.) Check out this podcast to learn about the future of autism treatment and how you can better serve individuals in your community.

Key objectives include:
  • Understand how and why the increase in autism diagnoses has changed the landscape of care in recent years, and what that means for your organization
  • Learn how technology can help with recruitment and retention, and why increased demand for autism may be causing turnover in BCBAs and RBTs
  • The importance of data collection, analysis and reporting to drive decision-making and care integration, using a single platform

To hear more episodes like this one, look for the Netsmart CareThreads podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast player.

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