Case Study: Allen Arthritis achieves streamlined, data-driven patient care with Microsoft Power BI

Allen Arthritis transforms patient care by migrating healthcare data to the cloud

Allen Arthritis, a four-person rheumatology practice in Allen, Texas led by Dr. John Lavery, faced frequent on-premises server downtime and a paper-based patient intake process that added 5–10 minutes per patient and created HIPAA exposure risk. To modernize workflows and analytics, the practice engaged Microsoft Power BI technologies and related cloud services (Office 365 and PowerApps) with partner US Medical IT to move patient data and processes to the cloud.

The vendor implemented a cloud migration to an EMR on Office 365, deployed PowerApps tablets for digital intake that auto-calculate scores and push data into the chart, and used Microsoft Power BI for real-time analytics and visual dashboards. As a result, outages were effectively eliminated, administrative time dropped by an estimated 2–4 hours per day, Dr. Lavery can see an extra 3–5 patients daily, and staff now use Microsoft Power BI insights to make faster, data-driven treatment decisions while reducing HIPAA risk.

Allen Arthritis

John P. Lavery

Rheumatologist