9 October 2022treatments and interventions to help them stay safe at home and out of the hospital. We also use predictive algorithms to determine whether someone we are caring for might qualify for and benefit from other programs such as palliative care or hospice services.In addition, we're breaking down siloes, so all the members across our interdisciplinary teams have the insights they need to coordinate and integrate care. Strategically designed dashboards enable us to see the big picture, in real-time and adjust our interventions to drive the best outcomes. In creating dashboards, we are guided by the image of the instrument panel when you're at the wheel of your car--a harmonized, single point of entry. By seeing what the full team is doing at all times, across the spectrum of services, we can see what's working and what isn't. We can then dial up or dial down particular kinds of care to make sure we're delivering the right care at the right time to the right person.We have also developed technology that gives us a window into hospitalization and emergent care data, so we can see--again, in real-time--whether a health plan member we are caring for has been admitted to or discharged from the hospital or seen in the emergency room. As we work to reduce preventable re-hospitalizations, this is a crucial piece of information for our care management teams, helping them to provide the appropriate interventions for an effective transition home and avoid further hospitalizations.Technology does not, and should not; replace the compassionate, humane care we provide to people in their homes. Rather, it enhances this care ­ it allows us to do a better job of delivering services, both by keeping individuals connected to care and by giving us deeper insights into evidence-based, real-time approaches that will improve outcomes--individual by individual--for entire populations in our care. THE USE OF REMOTE EVERYDAY AND URGENT CARE IN THE HOME HAS BEEN ACCELERATED BY THE PANDEMIC, AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE ADVANCEMENTS, THANKFULLY, ARE HERE TO STAY
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