This article demonstrates how to build an automated solution for extracting, analyzing, and visualizing data from paper-based Medicaid claims forms using AWS services.

• Amazon Textract extracts text, handwriting, and data from scanned documents automatically
• Solution processes paper forms at same speed as digital forms without manual data entry
• Architecture uses Lambda, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena, and QuickSight services
• Asynchronous Textract processing handles multi-page documents without timeout issues
• AWS Glue catalogs data; Athena queries extracted information in near real-time
• Amazon QuickSight displays interactive dashboards with insights from extracted data
• Fully serverless solution reduces operational costs and staff resource requirements
• Deployment uses three CloudFormation templates for setup and configuration
• Solution applicable to any paper-based form, not just Medicaid claims

This walkthrough enables Medicaid agencies to automate paper form processing, eliminate manual data entry, and analyze claims consistently regardless of submission method.