Case Study: San Antonio Kidney Disease Center improves patient mapping and strategic planning with Caliper Corporation’s Maptitude

San Antonio Kidney Disease Center uses Caliper Corporation to map patients across 1,172 Beacon St. clinics with Google Earth KML

The customer, San Antonio Kidney Disease Center, faced a challenge in visually mapping patient data to support strategic decisions like clinic placement. Their initial simple maps were not user-friendly for physicians and raised more questions than answers. They needed a dynamic solution that non-technical staff could use to easily compare different patient criteria without IT assistance. The vendor, Caliper Corporation, provided a solution through its Maptitude GIS software.

Caliper Corporation's Maptitude allowed the creation of complex, data-driven maps featuring pinpoints, heat mapping, and area analysis. The key feature was the ability to export maps to KML files for easy use in the familiar Google Earth interface. This empowered doctors to use the maps independently in planning retreats. The solution fundamentally changed the center's decision-making process for clinic locations and resource allocation, becoming a critical tool for strategic growth.

San Antonio Kidney Disease Center