Case Study: Tipton Hospital achieves faster, more accurate reporting and improved reimbursements with Fortra's SEQUEL

Tipton Hospital and SEQUEL A Great Team

Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital, a Medicare Critical Access Hospital in Tipton, Indiana, faced rapidly growing reporting, compliance, and Meaningful Use requirements tied to government and insurer reimbursements. The IT team needed fast, secure access to HMS/IBM i data to produce complex quality and audit reports, manage charge capture, and respond to large external reporting requests without relying on costly outside contractors.

They implemented SEQUEL to create queries, scripts, web interfaces and dashboards that automate reporting, enforce role-based data views, and support Meaningful Use documentation. The solution moved report production in‑house (turning tasks that once cost thousands into hours), cut report volume and printing in half, recovered at least $38,000 on one project, sped turnaround for large submissions like UHC, and improved compliance and data security, delivering a quick ROI.

Tipton Hospital

Ryan Hulce

IT Specialist