Securing Clinical Data and Empowering Analytics for ASPPR

About the Client

Asociación de Salud Primaria de Puerto Rico (ASPPR)

Federally funded primary healthcare association managing 22 clinics across Puerto Rico.

Business Need

ASPPR needed a centralized system to aggregate clinical lab data from its 22 clinics. Their goal was to:

• Centralize Data: Store clinical lab data in a HIPAA-compliant data lake.

• Gain Insights: Develop disease management dashboards for diabetes patients.

• Ensure Scalability: Update analytics daily and support expanding data volume.

Solution

ASPPR partnered with Abartys Health to implement a comprehensive solution using AWS Cloud technologies.

1. Secure Data Pipelines

• Integrated clinic data via API and batch uploads.

• Lab results (HL7 format) parsed into JSON and stored in Amazon DynamoDB.

• Utilized IAM controls, VPC configurations, and AWS CloudTrail to ensure security and compliance.

2. Data Processing & Analytics

• AWS Glue Spark jobs transform data daily for analysis.

• Processed data feeds into Amazon Quicksight dashboards for real-time disease management insights.

3. HIPAA-Enabled Data Lake

• Encrypted and scalable storage to meet regulatory compliance and support growth.

Outcome

• Streamlined Data Centralization:

ASPPR can now securely collect and analyze lab data across 22 clinics.

• Enhanced Clinical Insights:

Providers leverage real-time dashboards to improve care for over 115,000 patients annually.

• Improved Compliance & Security:

AWS’s HIPAA-eligible infrastructure elevated ASPPR’s data security and regulatory adherence.

• Scalable & Efficient:

The serverless architecture ensures ASPPR can easily scale as more clinics join the network, minimizing operational overhead.

Key Results

• 22 clinics securely transmitting lab data daily.

• Real-time dashboards providing actionable health insights.

• Enhanced data security and HIPAA compliance.