Acadia allocating $100M in additional technology investments

Acadia Healthcare said it is “committed to doing everything in its power to ensure that all patients in Acadia’s care receive the support and compassionate treatment they deserve.” The company is expanding its organizational structure “with new roles critical to providing safe, quality care,” allocating approximately $100M in additional technology investments “that enhance patient and staff safety as well as care coordination, such as electronic medical records systems, a wearable remote patient monitoring system,” incorporating new field-based training programs for frontline caregivers, and standardizing clinical protocols and oversight. “These actions are already starting to deliver positive results. For example, more patients have expressed feelings of safety, hope and healing when rating their care in our facilities; our patient experience scores have meaningfully increased in just one year; and across our 161 CTC Opioid Treatment Programs, we scored greater than99% against all 13 dimensions of quality as measured by CARF, a leading accreditation body for behavioral health facilities,” Acadia added.