Automation Helpers
Case Study
Healthcare Client

Delivering great care for mariners

Scott Lord and Alaska Maritime Physicians need to provide up-to-the-minute insights to their providers. Learn how Automation Helpers built an omnichannel solution to unify communications.

Executive summary

Project context at a glance.

Scott Lord and Alaska Maritime Physicians need to provide up-to-the-minute insights to their providers. Learn how Automation Helpers built an omnichannel solution to unify communications.

Platform stack

Airtable, Make, Zapier, Slack, Google Workspace, PandaDoc, Custom Code

Systems replaced

harvest, spreadsheets, ringcentral

Client

Healthcare Client

Industry

Healthcare

Company size

Small Business

Primary platform

Airtable

Engagement

Business TransformationSystem ImplementationOperations SystemReporting / Dashboards

Results

What changed after the implementation went live.

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Established a single point of data entry, completely eliminating the previous need for manual data exports and imports

Implementation review

Challenge

A remote healthcare provider operating in geographically challenging environments needed better visibility across care coordination and field operations. Key information was spread across manual processes, disconnected records, and harder-to-track workflows, which made consistency and fast decision-making more difficult.

As the organization grew, coordinating across distributed teams, locations, and operational needs became increasingly complex. They needed a more structured system to improve visibility, reduce operational friction, and support more reliable decisions at the point of care.

Implementation review

Solution

  • Built a unified operational system with role-based interfaces for different teams
  • Centralized key operational, logistical, and administrative data
  • Replaced manual tracking with more structured digital workflows
  • Rolled out in phases, starting with a focused initial implementation
  • Improved visibility, recordkeeping, and day-to-day coordination

Implementation review

Results

The new system moved the organization from manual coordination to more structured workflows. Sensitive and operational records were better separated, reporting improved, and a key legacy process was successfully transitioned into the new system.

The biggest impact was better visibility when teams needed it most. Staff no longer had to piece together information across handwritten notes, spreadsheets, and disconnected records, improving coordination, reducing search time, and strengthening accountability across critical workflows.

Supporting proof

Additional implementation evidence behind the result.

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Client feedback

What the team said about the work.

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"We needed up-to-the-minute visibility for providers, and Automation Helpers delivered an omnichannel workflow our team could trust."
Scott Lord

Scott Lord

Leadership Team

Alaska Maritime Physicians

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