How a Regional Healthcare Organization Cut 75% of Manual Work with SmartSuite Automation

Karl Marinig, Director of Network Operations @ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona; Ray Thacher, IT Program Manager

75% time savings
in provider termination processes
30 FTEs worth of work
eliminated via automation
3000+ care management
staff targeted for next phase rollout
“These features weren’t even expected—but they’re cutting time by 75%. People love how SmartSuite looks, the dashboards, and how easy it is to use.”
Ray Thacher, CIO (Consultant) @ Dream Machine

Problem

Manual Workflows, Mounting Compliance Risk

A long-standing health insurer committed to improving the well-being of its community, faced mounting challenges in managing its provider termination process. The workflow was tangled in manual steps, spreadsheets, and email threads, with each termination involving dozens—or even hundreds—of provider-location-plan-service combinations.

Teams struggled with limited visibility into task ownership, relied on shared mailboxes for coordination, and faced compliance risks due to fragmented notifications and inconsistent record tracking. Even with early automation efforts using tools like PowerAutomate, the process remained labor-intensive.

Staff had to manually update dozens of fields per provider and trigger reassignment workflows by hand, creating operational drag and increasing the likelihood of errors. Without centralized oversight or scalable automation, the process couldn’t meet the demands of a growing provider network.

Q1

Solution

SmartSuite Rebuilds the Backbone of Termination Ops

A complete rebuild of the Regional Healthcare Organizations termination and operational workflow architecture within SmartSuite.

Changes Included:

  • Relational Data Modeling
    SmartSuite was used to model a healthcare-grade schema: Providers, Locations, Services, Contracts, Plan Lines, Members, Claims—all linked with logical rules that replicated the Healthcare Organizations enterprise data logic.
  • Dynamic Plan Line Generation
    Instead of manually picking from 100+ entries, users could select any “Dr. Rick at a regional Hospital” and SmartSuite automatically found all the applicable plan lines to terminate.
  • Smart Dashboards & Visual Workflows
    Dashboards showed clear, color-coded status across departments. This helped managers track who had what, how long it had been assigned, and which teams were behind.
  • Inbox-to-Task Email Automation
    New Outlook email triggers automatically created SmartSuite records from shared mailboxes—eliminating inbox clutter and ensuring accountability.
  • Smart Docs & PDF Templates
    Termination forms could now be exported as branded PDFs and emailed to stakeholders—improving communication and removing the need to navigate SmartSuite for simple updates.
  • Built-In Documentation
    Every SmartSuite formula included inline comments, and field-level help text explained configuration logic—making onboarding easier and reducing future maintenance risks.

The architecture allows enablement of the next phase of scaling across departments.

Q2

Result

From Bottleneck to Blueprint: SmartSuite at Scale

SmartSuite is now transforming operations across the Healthcare Organization.

  • 75% process time savings for provider terminations
  • 30 full-time equivalents (FTEs) saved in care management workflows
  • Increased leadership visibility via executive dashboards and real-time performance metrics

The implementation has inspired additional departments (network, credentialing, contracting) to request SmartSuite workflows, creating a flywheel of adoption.

SmartSuite is now positioned as a core workflow engine at the organization and future integrations with systems like eVIPs will only deepen its value.

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Customer Name

Regional Healthcare Organization – U.S.

Industry

Health Care

Team

Operations, Leadership, Networking, Credentialing, Contracting

Region

North America

Company size

Enterprise

Pain point

Manual provider data sync and insecure API structure

Products replaced

Custom Software, SharePoint, Spreadsheets

About the company

For over 80 years, this U.S.-based regional healthcare organization has been dedicated to improving community well-being. Through a combination of innovative healthcare solutions, public health initiatives, and personalized member services, they provide individuals, families, and businesses with access to affordable, high-quality care.