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From Reactive to Proactive Care: The Future of Connected Health

For decades, the healthcare system has operated on a reactive model—care is delivered only after a patient becomes acutely ill. This approach, while traditional, has proven costly, fragmented, and unsustainable in managing the growing burden of chronic disease. The future of healthcare is not reactive but proactive—and Connected Health is the engine driving that transformation. Itera Health’s AI-powered ecosystem redefines connected care by turning episodic interactions into continuous, coordinated, and whole-person care. Through intelligent automation, real-time monitoring, and seamless interoperability, Itera Health transforms the patient experience from fragmented touchpoints into a single, continuous health journey.

The Technology Backbone: Ubiquitous, Data-Driven Care

At the heart of this proactive care model lies technology that makes healthcare ubiquitous and on-demand. Itera Health’s Comprehensive Measurement Framework captures and integrates multiple data streams—from connected devices and wearables to validated health questionnaires (PROMs, PREMs) and structured clinical notes.

This digital framework is powered by Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), allowing clinicians to track patient data in real time, anywhere. For patients, this means confidence and safety, knowing their health metrics are continuously observed. For clinicians, it means access to live data and trends that inform earlier, smarter interventions.

A 2022 survey found that 81% of clinicians now use some form of remote monitoring—proof that the healthcare landscape is embracing technology as a vital partner in patient care.


The AI Advantage: Turning Data into Actionable Insight

The flood of health data can overwhelm even the most advanced teams. Itera Health solves this challenge with AI-Driven Inferences, enabling care managers to shift from data overload to data intelligence.

By applying predictive analytics to physiologic data, EHR inputs, and social determinants of health, Itera’s algorithms can forecast who is at risk of deterioration or hospitalization—and prompt intervention before crises occur.

This transition from reactive response to proactive prevention yields tangible results. Programs using predictive care models, such as Mercy Virtual, have shown up to a 50% reduction in inpatient hospital utilization, underscoring the immense value of data-driven foresight.


The Foundation: Seamless Interoperability and Intelligent Care Orchestration

Fragmentation has long plagued the U.S. healthcare system, with clinicians forced to manage multiple disconnected platforms. Itera Health’s Brickl platform eliminates that friction through a FHIR-First Design, unifying all clinical, behavioral, social, and environmental data within a single, standardized architecture.

This interoperability enables Intelligent Care Orchestration (ICO)—an advanced capability that harmonizes care across settings, automates repetitive administrative tasks, and ensures that data flows fluidly between patient, provider, and caregiver.

For practices, this means higher efficiency, fewer redundancies, and more time devoted to care. For patients and families, it means clarity, continuity, and confidence in every step of their journey.


The Outcome: Aligning Proactive Care with Value-Based Success

Proactive, connected care is more than a technological advancement—it’s the foundation of Value-Based Care (VBC). By preventing hospitalizations, enhancing adherence, and empowering patients and families, Itera Health directly drives the outcomes that define success under VBC models: better health, better experience, and lower cost.

Itera’s system allows providers to move beyond episodic encounters to a continuous model of engagement—one that rewards the consistent pursuit of wellness over the sporadic treatment of illness.


The Future: Intelligent Infrastructure for a Healthier Tomorrow

The future of connected health is built on proactive insight, seamless interoperability, and shared accountability. Itera Health is leading that future with an infrastructure designed to make proactive, personalized, and accessible care the new standard.

By combining real-time data, AI-powered orchestration, and family-centered engagement, Itera Health ensures that every interaction contributes to a smarter, more human healthcare system—one where prevention replaces reaction, and technology amplifies empathy.