Practical Computer Applications
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A Practical Computer Applications Case Study
LifePlans, based in Waltham, MA, provides risk and care management products and services to insurance companies. Its legacy FoxPro-based system was missing key functionality, difficult to use, and increasingly slow and unreliable as usage grew, creating challenges for nurse associates who needed to assess diagnosis risk factors efficiently.
Practical Computer Applications (PCA) converted the FoxPro database to a modern multi-user platform using Visual Basic and Microsoft Access, and also filled functional gaps and streamlined workflows. Practical Computer Applications delivered versions for standalone and networked deployment plus administration controls, helping LifePlans reduce analysis time, eliminate manual workarounds, improve performance and reliability, and commercialize the solution for additional profit.