Running an SUD program in 2026 can feel like the requirements keep piling up while the budget shrinks. The SUPPORT Act reauthorization extended several programs through 2030. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed alongside it, introduced $911 billion in Medicaid cuts.
Medicaid covers about 60% of SUD treatment spending. When that funding tightens, clinics feel it first, and the tolerance for documentation gaps gets even smaller.
Documentation is where the hours go. Clinicians end up in the EHR after sessions, trying to turn real conversations into notes that will hold up in an audit. Group therapy makes this worse. One group session needs a shared note plus individual summaries for every participant, even when the clinical work went well.
Eleos is ambient AI built for SUD documentation. In group sessions, it can capture multiple speakers and draft a note for each participant within minutes. It also lays the write-up out against ASAM criteria so the level-of-care story is clear when a payer reviews the chart. Teams using Eleos report major cuts in time spent on notes, up to 80% in some settings, which helps when staffing is tight and turnover is always in the background.
A lot of survival right now comes down to cutting steps that do not help patients. If your intake takes an hour and half of new clients never come back for session two, that is clinician time you never get back. Offloading compliance and admin work to AI can give your team more time with patients and more time supporting staff.
Join our upcoming webinar to learn more about ambient AI for SUD and get a sneak peek for yourself.
Eleos Lunch and Learn: Live Groups Demo and Customer Q&A
Date and time: Mar 11, 2026 | 12:30 PM EST
Host: Dr. Dennis Morrison, Chief Clinical Officer
What you'll see live:
A mock SUD group session captured with multiple speakers.
Draft progress notes generated for each participant, ready for clinician review.
Notes organized against ASAM criteria to support level-of-care decisions.
Practical workflows that keep the clinician's voice intact and reduce audit rework.
Bonus for attending!
$30 Uber Eats lunch on Eleos.
Entry to win AirPods Max or a $500 team lunch gift card.
Dr. Dennis Morrison is the Chief Clinical Officer at Eleos and owner of Morrison Consulting, which has provided behavioral health information technology consulting since 2017. He previously served as Chief Clinical Officer at Netsmart Technologies and as CEO of both the Centerstone Research Institute and the Center for Behavioral Health. With 17 years as CEO of award‑winning organizations and six years as the first Clinical Officer for the nation’s largest behavioral health EHR provider, he is a leader in clinical innovation. A founder of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership, Dr. Morrison is also a prolific author, presenter, Navy veteran, pilot, and triathlete.