Data catalog and lineage give a healthcare organization a comprehensive view of business-critical data
A healthcare organization needed to increase transparency around its business-critical data: where it lived, who owned it, how it moved, and how it was used. Vimix helped establish a data cataloging strategy and implementation, including metadata management, lineage, and search capabilities, so that analysts, compliance teams, and data stewards could discover and trust data across systems.
Project Overview
The Challenge
Data was spread across clinical, operational, and financial systems with no central catalog or lineage. Finding the right dataset, understanding its quality and provenance, and meeting compliance requirements for sensitive data were time-consuming and error-prone. The organization needed a practical data catalog and lineage solution that would scale and integrate with existing governance.
Our Solution
Vimix's data cataloging and lineage engagement gave the healthcare organization a comprehensive view of business-critical data and a repeatable approach to transparency and governance.
Project Details
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Our Approach
Data Cataloging Strategy and Design
We defined the scope and design of the data catalog: metadata to capture (technical, operational, business), taxonomy and classification (including sensitivity for healthcare data), and integration with source systems and governance tools. The strategy aligned with the client's data governance framework and privacy requirements.
Catalog Implementation and Lineage
We implemented the catalog and populated it with metadata and lineage for priority datasets. Lineage was built from source systems through integration and analytics layers to reports and dashboards, giving a comprehensive view of how data flowed and where quality or compliance risks might arise.
Discovery, Search and Stewardship
We enabled discovery and search so that users could find datasets by name, owner, domain, or quality score. Data stewards could maintain metadata and lineage, and compliance teams could use the catalog to support audits and privacy impact assessments.
Impact & Results
Transparency and Discoverability
The organization gained a single, searchable view of business-critical data, with clear ownership, lineage, and quality indicators. Analysts and stewards could find and use data with confidence.
Compliance and Audit Support
Lineage and classification supported regulatory and internal audit requirements, including traceability for sensitive and personal data.
Foundation for Self-Service and Governance
The catalog became the foundation for self-service analytics and ongoing governance, enabling the organization to scale data use while maintaining control and quality.
Technology Stack
Catalog
Lineage & Governance
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Project Conclusion
Vimix's data cataloging and lineage engagement gave the healthcare organization a comprehensive view of business-critical data and a repeatable approach to transparency and governance. The catalog enabled discovery, supported compliance, and laid the groundwork for scaled self-service and responsible data use.
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