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Scott Dickson

Scott Dickson

Los Angeles

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

Operator Spotlight: Achievements ABA

Operator Spotlight: Achievements ABA

🔦How Mission-Driven Compliance Powers Scalable, Empathetic Care In an industry often defined by billing cycles and audit prep, Achievements ABA is doing something different. As one of the largest ABA providers in Georgia, and with a growing presence in North Carolina, they’ve built a large, multi-state ABA organization without

May 2025 SCUBA Platform Update

May 2025 SCUBA Platform Update

Fresh off CASP 2025, this month’s update brings more than just new numbers — it reflects how ABA platforms are evolving in positioning, partnerships, and product focus. 👉 Subscribe to the ABA Mission Newsletter for monthly insights into ABA strategy, tech platforms, and investment activity: 🔗Subscribe ✅ New Investment: Passage Health Passage

Passage Health Raises $8M to Advance Its Position in ABA Tech

Passage Health Raises $8M to Advance Its Position in ABA Tech

A thoughtful platform play with potential long-term impact The ABA technology market is crowded. With a surge of investment and innovation in recent years, it’s become harder to distinguish which platforms are meaningfully solving problems for providers — and which are just adding noise. That’s why Telescope’s $8

May 2025 SCUBA Provider Update: Growth Holds Steady, But Big Moves Still on Hold

May 2025 SCUBA Provider Update: Growth Holds Steady, But Big Moves Still on Hold

Welcome back to SCUBA — Scott’s Completely Unscientific Behaviorist Assessment — where I track directional trends in ABA provider hiring, growth, and strategy using publicly available data. ⚠️ Important Note on Methodology: This data isn’t perfect. LinkedIn misses many direct care staff, and state counts come from provider websites, which aren&

Practice Management API's

Practice Management API's

Most of my work centers around helping the largest ABA providers, investors, and platform vendors scale—whether that’s through data strategy, product evaluation, or integration planning. But a recent conversation with an insightful leader of a smaller, fast-growing ABA organization was both refreshing and eye-opening. Unlike the enterprise-scale firms

Five Years Forward: What Will Define the Future of ABA Operations and Technology?

Five Years Forward: What Will Define the Future of ABA Operations and Technology?

It’s easy to get caught up in the daily fires of ABA operations—hiring challenges, payer audits, scheduling gaps, and yet another software demo. But what if we step out five years and ask: What will matter most in 2030? Then, work backward to understand what trends might play

Anchoring in a Crowded Sea: Choosing the Right ABA Platform

Anchoring in a Crowded Sea: Choosing the Right ABA Platform

At this year’s CASP conference in San Francisco, 19 different ABA software vendors were exhibiting. That number alone says something: the ABA platform market isn’t just crowded—it’s saturated. In fact, it’s now almost an exception not to have received investor funding if you’re building