Former Employee - Worked at Acentra Health (formerly CNSI) from 2022 to 2025 - Solution Architect Acentra Health Employee Review

4.0
3 Mar 2025
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Pros

✅ Great exposure to healthcare IT & BI solutions – The company works on large-scale state and federal healthcare analytics projects, providing excellent opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies like Azure, Snowflake, Power BI, and SQL-based data warehousing. ✅ Strong leadership and mentorship opportunities – Senior leadership encourages growth, and I had the opportunity to mentor junior developers and lead architectural discussions that improved solution delivery. ✅ Emphasis on compliance & regulatory reporting – Acentra Health provides a structured environment for CMS-Federal & State reporting, ensuring that BI solutions adhere to industry standards and best practices. ✅ Diverse team & collaborative culture – Cross-functional teams work well together, and there's a strong emphasis on knowledge sharing, process optimization, and stakeholder engagement. ✅ Work-life balance & flexibility – While there are project deadlines, remote work options and flexible hours help maintain a good work-life balance.

Cons

❌ Bureaucratic challenges in large-scale government projects – Since many projects are state and federal contracts, decision-making can be slow due to multiple approvals and compliance requirements. ❌ Limited innovation due to strict client requirements – The projects often follow rigid guidelines, limiting the ability to experiment with new BI tools and architectures beyond the set frameworks. ❌ Salary could be more competitive – While the benefits and work culture are great, the compensation is average compared to other BI consulting firms.

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Acentra Health Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback and for your contributions during your time at Acentra Health. We’re glad you valued the exposure to healthcare IT and BI solutions, leadership opportunities, and our collaborative culture. We take great pride in fostering an environment that encourages professional growth, regulatory excellence, and work-life balance. We regularly evaluate compensation to ensure competitiveness while maintaining a sustainable business model. We appreciate your feedback and will continue assessing ways to enhance our salary structures and career development opportunities. We also take a Total Rewards approach to our compensation package and offer industry-leading benefits to enhance our compensation offering. Thank you again for your time with Acentra Health, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

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5.0
27 Feb 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, coworkers who are willing to help

Cons

limited exposure to modern tech stack

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Acentra Health Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the contributions you made during your time with Acentra Health. We’re glad to hear you experienced a strong work-life balance and supportive colleagues; both are important to us. We also appreciate your feedback regarding exposure to modern technologies, as continuous improvement and innovation remain key focus areas for our team. Wishing you continued success in your career!
1.0
4 June 2026
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Supervisors are good at placating employees

Cons

For a mental health company, it is dangerous to force employees to work while sick and incapacitated because how can someone appropriately deal with suicidal clients when they are sick and not able to think clearly? No matter how good or bad your reviews are everyone gets the exact same merit based salary increase. Worst absence point system of any corporation I have ever seen. 2 points PER DAY for absences that are not pre-planned and approved. Meaning if you get sick and are in the hospital for 5 days with a doctors note you will still be placed on a final notice because you didn't request that week off more than 2 weeks in advance. Even if you have weeks of PTO saved up because you are normally dependable.

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Acentra Health Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We take concerns about employee well-being and the quality of care we provide to those we serve very seriously. Acentra Health is committed to supporting our employees while maintaining the high standards of care our members and clients expect. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective, and we will consider your comments as we continue to evaluate and improve the employee experience.
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