Leveraging Data and Technology to Bring Efficiency to Healthcare

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Transforming Access to Quality Healthcare: Carbon Health's Vision

Hello, my name is Claire Hoff, the Chief Technology Officer of Carbon Health. Our company, founded in 2016 by the education innovator Aaron Bali aims to make high quality healthcare more accessible and equitable for everyone. Allow me to take you through our journey and the innovative technology systems that fuel our mission.

Responding to the Pandemic: Carbon Health's Role

When COVID-19 hit, we had just six clinics across the U.S. However, unphased by our size, we decided to serve all communities hit by COVID. We generated a nationwide index of all COVID-19 testing sites, becoming the top resource when searching for "COVID testing near me" on Google. Upholding our mission of accessible care, we also established additional pop-up clinics in areas lacking adequate healthcare clinics.

Our response to COVID-19 didn't stop there. We assisted numerous businesses, government agencies, and schools in safely reopening by providing on-site COVID-19 tests. As the pandemic worsened in Los Angeles, we partnered with the City of L.A to launch a vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. This was possible due to our scalable provider application and patient application, which allowed us to start with 6000 appointments and later increase to 6000 appointments across seven different sites.

Building an All-Inclusive Healthcare Tech Stack at Carbon Health

We are reimagining healthcare by integrating technology throughout the entire process. Our patients can access us through virtual care, our clinics, pop-up sites, or receive on-site care for employers' services. Furthermore, we have our proprietary provider app, similar to other electronic medical systems, and an easily accessible patient app that serves as a platform for coordinating appointments and information sharing.

Patients can make appointments, detail their health concerns, and even answer pertinent questions that save time during their visit. Post-appointment, our interactive app supports automated follow-ups using chatbots, reviews of lab results and care plans, and querying via the app.

Optimizing the Provider’s Experience

Our provider app helps doctors navigate the workflow of providing care, ensuring they have ready access to patients’ histories and immediate information inputs. It boasts an optimized work process that curtails the hours doctors spend charting patient information after work hours.

Launching Home-Based Care Programs

We have also rolled out several home-based care programs such as our Diabetes program and Hypertension care. Our Diabetes program utilizes CGM monitors to help patients monitor their blood glucose levels and log their exercise and food intake, which has significantly improved glucose levels for most patients.

Providing Access to Quality Healthcare

At Carbon Health, we are committed to providing unrivaled access to quality healthcare. Our collaborations with numerous healthcare systems through Carbon Health Connect allow quicker appointment scheduling with specialists. Our technological input ensures the coordination of all this care, along with data collection that informs the kind of programs to offer and how to better serve our patients.

Our Vision: A Blueprint for an Optimized Healthcare Future

We at Carbon Health, are using technology to create a more accessible, quality, and equitable healthcare system, which we believe is the future of healthcare. The application of AI and data science not only helps us evolve diagnostics but also to identify trends and potentially manage outbreaks. We hope other healthcare providers will leverage our learnings to improve the healthcare industry on the whole.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Carbon Health is committed to revolutionizing healthcare access and quality through innovative technology. Our mission remains to build a healthcare system that is high-quality, accessible, and equitable for all, and every step we take is designed to make this vision a reality.


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