Bridging the Gap: Implementing Salesforce Health Cloud for Insurance Innovation

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In my previous blog, Case Study: Modernizing Insurance Operations Without a Full System Reset, I discussed the common challenges of relying on outdated legacy systems and homegrown tools in insurance operations. These outdated setups often introduce operational delays and errors, directly impacting the bottom line.

In this post, we’ll explore the first step toward modernization: implementing a solution that addresses current inefficiencies. The good news? You don’t need to start from scratch. Modernization can be achieved with minimal disruption to business operations.
Given the rapid evolution of services offered, and scale of the insurance industry, continuing to build in-house capacity to evaluate, implement, and manage new technologies is not practical. Partnering with a specialized team that has seen it all can be a faster, safer and a more cost-effective route. Lirik is uniquely positioned to help—combining deep healthcare domain knowledge with the focused technical expertise needed to deliver customized, scalable solutions.

Getting back to the customer’s situation, once we identified the limitations of the client’s legacy systems, our focus was on creating a solution that resolved immediate pain points while laying the groundwork for future scalability. From my experience, I know that any effective healthcare solution must account for the complexity of healthcare data and workflows—especially when it comes to claims processing.

Choosing the Right Solution: Why Salesforce Health Cloud?

We evaluated potential platforms based on five key criteria:

  1. Support for Healthcare Functionality – Support for healthcare data models, compliance requirements, and medical coding standards.
  2. Ease of Configurability – Ability to customize without extensive custom development.
  3. High Interoperability – Seamless data exchange with internal and a wide range of external systems.
  4. Scalability – Flexibility to accommodate growth and future needs.
  5. User Experience – An intuitive interface to support adoption across teams.

Salesforce Health Cloud emerged as the ideal fit, balancing deep healthcare functionality with high customization potential. Let us now look at the transformation process.

#1 – Initial Evaluation and Objectives

We started with a comprehensive assessment of the current state—mapping existing workflows and identifying opportunities for improvement. My industry expertise helped bridge the gap between stakeholders by translating technical, clinical, and insurance-related requirements.

Together with the client, we defined clear success metrics:

  • 50% reduction in claims processing time.
  • 90% automation of adjudication workflows.
  • 70% improvement in reconciliation accuracy.
  • 80% boost in customer experience.

#2 – Customizing Health Cloud for Insurance Needs

Lirik’s role was central to addressing the following areas:

  • Adjudication Rule Engine – Implemented advanced automation tailored to plan-specific rules during claims processing.
  • Plan Builder Development – Digitized brochure-based benefit plans into structured, digital models with complex logic.
  • Member Journey Customization – Configured a Community Portal to support the full insurance member experience.

#3 – Tackling Data Migration Challenges

Migrating more than a decade of inconsistent claims and member data required:

  • Data Cleansing – Standardizing formats to enable automated processing.
  • Mapping Structure – Converting outdated medical codes to modern equivalents.
  • Validation Protocols – A three-tier validation process to ensure data integrity.
  • Historical Data Strategy – A hybrid approach balancing efficiency with accessibility of legacy data.

#4 – Training and Change Management

Our structured change management program included:

  • Role-Based Training – Targeted sessions tailored to specific user groups.
  • Champions Program – Empowered internal advocates to drive adoption and support peers.
  • Phased Rollout – Gradual feature deployment to ensure smooth transitions, rather than a disruptive “big bang.”

Key Deliverables

Automated Adjudication Process: We built a multi-tier claims adjudication engine that:

  • Applied plan-specific logic to all claims.
  • Flagged exceptions for manual review.
  • Identified adjudication trends for process insights.
  • Maintained audit trails with complete history tracking.

Digital Plan Management: Our Plan Builder transformed static brochures into a dynamic platform that:

  • Created hierarchical benefit structures to track limits.
  • Integrated with medical code libraries (CPT, ICD-10).
  • Support for historical tracking of changes.
  • Enabled quick plan updates and revision.

Integration with Healthcare Standards: We ensured seamless communication and compliance through integration with:

  • Current CPT and ICD-10 code sets.
  • Regulatory compliance frameworks and best practices.

Overcoming Implementation Challenges

Our objective from the get-go was to meet the success metrics laid out and we don’t believe merely migrating workflows to a different software will solve. This is not about just implementation, it’s also business transformation and required us to refactor legacy systems generating data, reimagine workflows, integrate to avoid manual intervention and create a foundation for long term success. Specifically, we addressed the following challenges:

  • Poor data quality from legacy systems.
  • The need to rethink workflows, to make them efficient and fast.
  • Integration across siloed systems and platforms.
  • Translating proprietary provider codes into usable formats.
In my next and final post in this series, I’ll share the transformation outcomes and how this implementation has positioned our customer for future innovation in claims processing and member services.
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