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Scaling Behavioral Health in an Era of AI, Uncertainty, and Accountability

Scaling Behavioral Health in an Era of AI, Uncertainty, and Accountability

DEA prescribing flexibilities in flux. Telehealth reimbursement unresolved. AI tools being deployed faster than the regulations meant to govern them. Behavioral health organizations can’t afford to treat these as separate challenges — and waiting for policy clarity isn’t a strategy.

In his latest byline for HealthcareIT Answers, Iris Telehealth CEO Andy Flanagan breaks down what responsible scale actually looks like in 2026 and how to build frameworks that can withstand the uncertainty ahead.

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