The IRC tested Claude to turn health data into decisions faster
In plain words
The IRC tested Claude to analyse programme data from health facilities, much of it once kept in paper notebooks.
Still a trial: Everyone in the trial worked faster, half save 4+ hours a month, and a day of analysis now takes under 30 minutes.
Source: anthropic.com ↗
How to do it yourself
Our suggested steps. The company didn't publish theirs.
- 1
Pick one report you build from spreadsheets every month.
- 2
Map the steps a person does today and where the data lives.
- 3
Build the workflow in Anthropic Claude and use the prompt below for the AI step.
- 4
Run it side by side with the manual process for a week and compare.
- 5
Switch over, keep a human check on edge cases, then automate the next task.
The instructions to give the AI
Paste this into Claude (the free plan is fine), swap the [brackets] for your details, and test it on a few real examples.
This is one part of the setup. It won't connect to your phone, inbox or other apps on its own; the steps above cover that.
Agent instructions (prompt)
Here is this month's data from [facilities]. Summarise the 3 biggest changes vs last month, flag any facility with missing data, and draft 5 slides for leadership. Show your numbers so I can check them.
[Highlighted] = replace with your own details before you run it.
What you should get back: "3 biggest changes: clinic visits down 18% in Region A… 2 facilities missing data. Slides drafted."
Written by Quickly and Good, inspired by this case.
More detail: tools, prices and what you'll need
The company used: Anthropic Claude
You could use: Anthropic Claude
- Claude
AI assistant for writing, analysis and long documents; can connect to your tools.
Free plan; Pro $20/mo (monthly) · Official site ↗
Prices from each tool's own pricing page, checked Oct 2026.
What you'll need
- ☐An enterprise AI platform licence
- ☐Integration with your core systems (CRM, billing, identity)
- ☐Security, privacy and compliance review
- ☐A curated knowledge base
- ☐A testing and evaluation programme
- ☐Human escalation and monitoring
Can I do this myself?
Not on your own. These are enterprise platforms sold with implementation help. A small business can get part of the way with Intercom Fin or Tidio Lyro (3-7 days, no-code), but matching this result means hiring a builder.
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