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Scott Dickson

Scott Dickson

Los Angeles

Solution expert with ABA provider, platform & payor experience. I specialize in systems assessments, intelligent automation, and data-driven decision support to solve complex operational challenges at scale.

Bold Prediction: AI Will Actually Create Jobs in the Autism Field

Bold Prediction: AI Will Actually Create Jobs in the Autism Field

Nearly every recent conversation I’ve had with friends and colleagues carries an undercurrent of anxiety about what artificial intelligence will mean for people trying to find and keep good jobs. The tone is often uneasy — as if the shift has already begun and there’s no turning back. That

October 2025 SCUBA Platform Update

October 2025 SCUBA Platform Update

If September felt like a sprint, October felt more like a systems check. Most platforms kept hiring in check, a few launched new automation tools or partnerships, and the rest focused on tightening what’s already in place. ✅ Platform Milestones & Product Enhancements * Passage Health introduced an AI-powered session-note feature,

Provider SCUBA October 2025 Snapshot

Provider SCUBA October 2025 Snapshot

Scott’s Completely Unscientific Behaviorist Assessment ⚠️ Methodology Reminder This isn’t a census. LinkedIn misses many direct care staff, and headcounts can lag actual payroll. State counts come from provider websites, which may not always be current. But across 130+ providers, directional shifts highlight market momentum — which is often more

Operator Spotlight: Yellow Bus ABA

Operator Spotlight: Yellow Bus ABA

Family Roots and a Talent-First System for Scaling in New York Most of my Operator Spotlights focus on the largest ABA providers, because their decisions on technology, staffing, and operations tend to ripple across the entire industry. They have the scale to influence payors, vendors, and workforce norms in ways

CentralReach Leadership: Some changes in the Kitchen

CentralReach Leadership: Some changes in the Kitchen

At a restaurant, when a diner asks the maître d’ if everything is okay in the kitchen, the usual answer is a confident “Yes, everything is fine.” Customers expect continuity, even when things shift behind the scenes. That’s the image that comes to mind following this year’s CR

Automation Can Accelerate ABA Billing — But Only If Payor Knowledge Keeps Pace

Automation Can Accelerate ABA Billing — But Only If Payor Knowledge Keeps Pace

Bots, AI, and automation are reshaping revenue cycle management, but clean data and payor expertise still decide who gets paid. For most ABA leaders, the RCM question used to be: Who does the billing? Today, it’s: How well does your billing logic reflect payor reality? This post builds on