Cherry Health Enjoys Significant Cost Savings Through Centerprise’s Data Extraction and Integration Capabilities

Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Centerprise Data Integrator
Tech Stack
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- Data Warehouse
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Services
- Data Science Services
About The Customer
Cherry Health is a large Federally Qualified Health Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It serves a patient population of about 79,000 with a broad spectrum of specialties and services. Their core healthcare services include primary care, OBGYN, pediatrics, vision, dental, behavioral health, correctional residential, psychiatry, physical therapy, methadone treatment, and more. The institution has a network of 900 employees with over 300 providers, and a facility spanning over 26 physical locations in areas, such as Wayne, Muskegon, Barry, Montcalm, Eaton, and Kent counties.
The Challenge
Cherry Health, a large Federally Qualified Health Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was facing substantial costs in managing data for its comprehensive electronic recordkeeping process. The institution used SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for data transfers, but the code-based environment required a specific skill set for performing data management tasks. The process of handling patient-related information was time-intensive and required manual effort. The forms were printed, shipped to a central scanning location, scanned, stored electronically in a PDF format, and then shredded and disposed of. Cherry Health sought a solution that could save its users from performing these steps and result in significant cost savings.
The Solution
Cherry Health decided to integrate a data warehouse and analytic platform within its system and chose Astera’s Centerprise Data Integrator for this purpose. The solution was used for creating ETL jobs as part of the data transfer process, in which the data from production and reporting databases was moved to a data warehouse for analysis. The data came from various sources and formats, including text, reports, log files, PDF, Excel, and several databases. This eliminated the manual handling of patient forms and saved the time and money expended in the additional steps required to complete the process. The data extraction capabilities of the product helped pull out the data submitted on mobile devices and transfer relevant pieces of information into patient charts. This also enabled users to create a readable PDF version of patient charts for future reference and use.
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