AI-based approaches may not replace the human therapist, but they are increasingly being adopted by behavioral health organizations to reduce administrative burdens and support clinician productivity, according to Nathan Strack, founder and CEO of Reimagined Consulting.
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AI tools are increasingly making their way into behavioral health clinics to decrease the administrative burden of notetaking and other support tasks. Experts believe that AI tools and chatbots can offer patients benefits short of replacing the human therapist.

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