Customer Case Study

Apree Health

Google Sites Intranet

“Steegle transformed our transition from Microsoft’s SharePoint to Google Sites.” – Alex Rapoport

Seamless Migration with HIPAA & GDPR Compliance

Apree health is a privately held healthcare organization established in 2022 by Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health, and it is located in Seattle, Washington. Serving over 10 million members, apree health offers data-driven, personalized health plans through its three core products: apree digital, apree whole health, and apree total outcomes. In 2022, apree health decided to transition from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace to improve collaboration. However, given SharePoint’s (part of the Microsoft 365 suite) deep integration into apree health’s infrastructure, they required expert assistance for transitioning this platform to Google Sites.

Challenges

Having initially been anchored to Microsoft Office 365, with SharePoint integral to their infrastructure, apree health’s decision to migrate to Google Workspace wasn’t without its complexities. While the transition of core apps and email data was relatively linear, moving from SharePoint to Google Sites, especially when considering HIPAA and GDPR compliance like SharePoint, required dedicated expertise.

Outcome

Apree health engaged Steegle, globally renowned for their expertise in Google Sites, to handle the SharePoint to Google Sites migration. The process began with Steegle’s comprehensive analysis of the functionality of the existing Microsoft SharePoint sites. This was followed by designing enhanced Google Sites and conducting extensive training sessions for apree health’s staff to ensure a seamless transition. Despite the complex nature of the project, Steegle’s in-depth expertise and commitment to understanding apree health’s unique needs ensured successful completion as well as compliance to exacting data security needs.

Apree Health Steegle.One Intranet Solution on Google Workspace Preview

Key Facts - Client Success Stories

  • Location: Apree Health, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, serves over 10 million members.

  • Industry: A healthcare leader, formed by merging Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health.

  • Size: A large-scale provider with a data-driven, personalized healthcare approach.

  • Challenges: Transitioned from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace, requiring seamless integration and compliance with HIPAA and GDPR.

  • Solution Provider: Steegle.com delivered a Google Sites-based CMS Intranet, Steegle.One optimizing Google Workspace integration for a collaborative intranet platform.

  • Outcome: Achieved an enhanced digital workplace platform with improved internal communication tools and employee engagement.

  • Conclusion: Apree Health’s migration underscores the value of a tailored Google Workspace intranet solution in the healthcare sector, enhancing efficiency and compliance.

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Results

Steegle developed a new set of Google Sites templates and complementary tools, enabling operations to continue seamlessly and enhancing usability, especially for mobile users. The migration to Google Sites improved the presentation of news and announcements and optimized file-sharing capabilities all in adherence with HIPAA and GDPR compliance standards required in healthcare.

“Steegle’s professionalism and adaptability were instrumental in our successful transition to Google Sites. Despite the tight timeline and the complexities involved, their expertise in Google Sites and commitment to understanding and addressing our unique needs was evident. The outcome is a substantial enhancement in apree health’s productivity and collaboration, all accomplished cost-effectively. Steegle’s dedication to ensuring a seamless, value-conscious transition has undeniably earned them a well-deserved five-star rating from us.”

Alex Rapoport

IT Director, apree health


SharePoint deeply embedded in 10M-member healthcare infrastructure

HIPAA and GDPR compliance required throughout migration

Tight timeline — no room for delays or data exposure

Needed expert guidance, not a months-long internal project

Before Steegle.One

Full SharePoint to Google Sites migration — HIPAA and GDPR compliant

New Google Sites templates, improved news, optimised file-sharing

Alex Rapoport: 'substantial enhancement in productivity' — cost-effective

5-star rating — Steegle's professionalism and adaptability stood out

After Steegle.One

Frequently Asked Questions

  • SharePoint tends to become deeply embedded in a healthcare organisation's infrastructure — not just as a file store but as the backbone of internal communication, document management, and compliance workflows. Apree Health, serving over 10 million members, found that moving core Microsoft apps was relatively straightforward, but transitioning SharePoint to Google Sites while maintaining HIPAA and GDPR compliance required a level of expertise that wasn't available in-house.

  • Deep Google Sites expertise, a clear process for analysing existing SharePoint functionality before building anything new, and a team that genuinely understands healthcare compliance requirements. Apree Health's IT Director Alex Rapoport highlighted Steegle's professionalism and adaptability specifically — the team committed to understanding their unique needs despite a tight timeline.

  • Compliance wasn't treated as an afterthought. Steegle's analysis of the existing SharePoint environment included mapping how sensitive data was handled, ensuring the Google Sites build replicated those controls within Google Workspace's own security framework. Everything stays inside the organisation's Google environment.

  • Apree Health's project was completed despite what Alex Rapoport described as a tight timeline — a testament to how Steegle approaches these migrations. The process starts with a comprehensive analysis of the existing environment, moves into design and build, then staff training. The speed comes from experience.

  • Better usability especially on mobile, improved news and announcements presentation, and optimised file-sharing — all within a platform that integrates naturally with the rest of Google Workspace. The result, in Alex Rapoport's words, was a substantial enhancement in productivity and collaboration, achieved cost-effectively.

  • Yes. If a healthcare organisation needs something beyond what Steegle.One provides out of the box — custom workflows, specific compliance tools, integrations with clinical or HR systems — the team will build it inside Google Workspace using AppSheet or Apps Script.

  • Healthcare organisations generate enormous volumes of policy, procedure, and operational documentation. AI tools like Gemini can help staff find what they need quickly — but only if that content is clean, current, and well-organised. Steegle.One creates the curated content layer that makes AI-assisted search genuinely reliable in a compliance-sensitive environment.

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