Behavioral Health Business June 24, 2024
Morgan Gonzales

The behavioral health industry’s use of technology has lagged behind other segments of the health care sector. Two of the industry’s biggest providers want to change that track record.

LifeStance Health Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LFST) and Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) are taking different approaches to developing their digital strategies. However, both are exploring AI and other digital tools, while also ironing out pain points among clinicians and patients.

“The behavioral health industry is very ripe for automation and technology because it has traditionally been a paper-based, manual part of health care,” Laura Groschen, chief information officer of Acadia, told Behavioral Health Business. “Acadia Healthcare is committed to investing in technology to really focus on two things: our patients’ experience...

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