Technology

Burnout in behavioural medicine for autistic and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is ubiquitous. To combat burnout, we need to understand its root cause so that behavioral health professionals can access the support they need to continue providing sustainable services.

The field of applied behavior analysis , widely used to increase the autonomy and independence of people with autism and , is relatively new compared to other medical industries such as nursing and physical therapy. Licensing for qualified health professionals in behavior analysis has begun and is now in 25 states.

However,  is one of the fastest growing sectors in the healthcare industry. Demand for technicians to deliver  services is growing at 8% annually and demand for certified behavior analyst supervisory technicians  medical professionals has increased 5,316% since 2010.

Despite the growing demand for  providers,  organizations continue to experience understaffing with staff turnover ranging from 25% to 45%. This revolving door for vital staff not only places a logistical and financial burden on the organization, but also contributes to the exhaustion of the remaining staff, filling staffing gaps and, more importantly, negatively impacting patient progress.

Creating Sustainability

Staff shortages in a fast-growing industry create unique situations where fewer people are doing more work and employees are taking on responsibilities beyond their current job description. Because of this, technology plays a key role in increasing the efficiency of the organization and giving the more time for hands-on support.  agencies across the country are using technology to reduce administrative burdens, allowing to spend more time working with its clients. With the high demand for these services across the country, scheduling appointments can easily become someone else’s job as it deals with busy schedules, cancellations, waiting lists, and insurance claims. The same applies to billing.

Spreadsheets and manual tracking can leave room for costly human error. When deciding to implement technology to automate these manual tasks, it’s important to consider the bottlenecks that impede staff productivity: What tasks do physicians spend most of their time on? What do you think is the most boring? Organizations can reduce the burden of staff shortages and turnover by listening to the concerns of our doctors and automating the administrative work in the software. Help physicians focus on more clinical tasks while reducing the number of “hats” staff must wear to provide medically necessary services.

Staff shortages

Staff shortages in a fast-growing industry create unique situations where fewer people are doing more work and employees are taking on responsibilities beyond their current job description.

Because of this, technology plays a key role in increasing the efficiency of the organization and giving the  more time for hands-on support.

Agencies across the country are using technology to reduce administrative burdens, allowing  to spend more time working with its clients.

With the high demand for these services across the country, scheduling appointments can easily become someone else’s job as it deals with busy schedules, cancellations, waiting lists, and insurance claims. The same applies to billing.

Spreadsheets and manual tracking can leave room for costly human error.

When deciding to implement technology to automate these manual tasks, it’s important to consider the bottlenecks that impede staff productivity: What tasks do physicians spend most of their time on? What do you think is the most boring? Organizations can reduce the burden of staff shortages and turnover by listening to the concerns of our doctors and automating the administrative work in the software. Help physicians focus on more clinical tasks while reducing the number of “hats” staff must wear to provide medically necessary services.