United KingdomHealthcare and life sciences2024 – ongoingPowys Teaching Health Board
AI coding assistant for the health board's data team
Powys Teaching Health Board's data staff became 65% more productive with an AI coding assistant
Problem
Powys Teaching Health Board plans and provides health services for about a quarter of Wales. Its data staff were mostly trained in SQL. They had to learn new programming languages as the board moved its data work to the cloud.
Approach
The board moved its data infrastructure to the cloud in less than a year, using Databricks. Staff used Databricks Assistant, an AI tool built into the platform, to pick up the new languages while they worked. The board also said it could now explore predictive work such as forecasting how much a service feature would be used.
Results
Takeaway
An assistant built into the data platform let SQL-trained staff work in new languages without a separate training programme. The board did not say how it measured the productivity gain.
Categories
- Industry
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Databricks describes how the Welsh health board moved its data work to the cloud in under a year. Staff used the built-in Databricks Assistant to learn new programming languages. The page reports 65% higher productivity with the assistant.
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