Solving Healthcare Fragmentation: Unlocking Actionable Insights To Achieve Whole-Person Care

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that of the 109,000 drug overdose deaths, 65% had at least one potential opportunity for intervention. Yet, our healthcare system remains reactive, missing these pivotal care moments because clinicians still operate in a fragmented system and lack timely, actionable insights. Further, without a comprehensive view of a patient's health history—including both physical and behavioral health—providers can't intervene effectively when it matters most.We live in a world where technology guides us to unfamiliar destinations and tracks our sleep cycles. So why isn't healthcare leveraging similar innovations more pervasively? Imagine if a doctor could access a real-time view of a patient's health journey right within their existing workflow. This level of insight would enable healthcare providers to intervene when it matters most to improve outcomes and prevent costly readmissions.

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By leveraging technology when it’s needed most, we can shift from a reactive healthcare system to one that anticipates and addresses health issues before they escalate. This means integrating interoperable systems that provide actionable insights, enabling clinicians to deliver whole-person care that encompasses both physical and behavioral health.Technology alone won't solve healthcare fragmentation, but it's a critical tool for providing the real-time, actionable insights needed to improve care coordination—especially for high-need, high-cost patients with behavioral health conditions.

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