SUMMARY:

• To obtain a technical or management position in the Information Services industry providing both a challenge and an opportunity to contribute to the right organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

EMR Integration Architect

Responsibilities:

• Work with EPIC, Cerner, eCW and several other EMR’s to build FHIR based revenue cycle integration. JSON, Postman, K8, Splunk, OAuth qualifiers. FHIR mapping, RESTful/FHIR API testing. HL7 to FHIR mapping. Microservice integration methodology in an API Gateway pattern.
• SMART on FHIR integration. IaC - Infrastructure as Code methods.

Confidential

Healthcare Technologist.

Responsibilities:

• Bureau of Infectious Disease Control - HL7 message development with Rhapsody interface engine.
• SQL - Oracle and MS SQL scripting. Splunk, Kubernetes logging tools.
• Immunization Program, Disease Control, Disease Surveillance, Bureau of Lab Services/Public Health Lab, Chemistry, Mirco, Virology and Special Testing, Water Testing - messaging and application dev and support.
• Rhapsody, HL7, X12 LO INC, SNOMED, CDA, CMS-Medicaid messaging. FHIR interface integration.

Confidential

Lead Technologist/Integration Analyst (Electronic Health Records)

Responsibilities:

• (HHS/CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a division of US Health and Human Services project. Integration and modernization within the CSELS group. Support and build HL7 message using Rhapsody and other ETL tools. Support state and jurisdiction disease surveillance interface projects. Assist in building custom COVID-19 (many other types) message integration for NEDSS workflow. SNOMED, LO INC, PHINMS, MSSQL, Project Management, Agile methodologies used. Application architecture, design and analysis work for applications supporting Laboratory & Infectious Disease Services division. Mulesoft, Java microservice implementation.
• VA- Mobile Application Cloud Migration project. Operations support for mobile health apps within the VA. Working with AWS and advance big data technology stack (Kubernetes, Jenkins, Mongo) Help the VA to achieve a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment platform through hosting technologies within the enterprise cloud. API resource testing.
• (This contract began with Henry Elliott Company and moved to BAH) Supporting the Veterans Healthcare interoperability transformation. Apply expert ETL healthcare data interface builds. Systems analysis. Documenting SOA, API, EDI, RESTful API testing interoperability models within an Agile environment. Working with multiple message broker technologies to improve integration. Data modeling for normalized and denormalized data integration to EDW and AWS. HL7/Clinical data SME. Interface builds include -DICOM, RCM, LIMS, Scheduling, RAD along with ASCI file push/pull. Knowledge of HTTPS, SSL and security protocols.
• SMART on FHIR Sandbox test application work. Support HL7, EDI interface projects. Interface design and build with Rhapsody interface engine. Cerner to VistA interface design. Rhapsody (ver 4, 5) interface builds using RESTful API, HL7, FHIR, ETL, Java script, MS-SQL, NoSQL and EDI. Linux, MS, Unix system administration.
• Work with VA EHR/EMR Interoperability team to provide current and future data flow analysis. Coordinate and lead discussions with Cerner and DoD/VA data flow for Millennium and VistA applications.
• Working with VA application integration - Rhapsody build

Confidential

Senior Integration Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Streamline Health client integration using IBM WebSphere ESB tools. SOA (Cloud) method deployment using IBM Message Broker. Clinical Document Improvement, CAC, RCM along with Population Health Management enterprise projects. Streamline Health products are the vanguard for healthcare analytics. Using Rhapsody Engine, Oracle, webservers and ETL tools. Clients include VA Hospitals, Community Health Systems, Dignity Health, Texas Health. Tasks include HL7, X12, FHIR, XSLT, CDI integration. EPIC, Cerner, McKesson, GE, Meditech interface projects.
• Cerner OpenLink to Rhapsody HL7 data conversions with ER and other ambulatory applications. Streamline product support - Revenue Cycle, Scheduling, ECM, CDI. Cloverleaf - XLATE, XML integration.
• EDI/X12 Healthcare interface/integration. Healthcare HIPAA X12 message development. ICD-10, HCPCS, CPT, NDC and Claims/CMS suite.

Confidential

Healthcare Integration Consultant.

Responsibilities:

• HL7 Interface developer for Catholic Health Initiatives. Design and build HL7 interfaces using Orion Rhapsody engine, Oracle e-Gate engine and Cloverleaf. CHI migrating off of eGate to Rhapsody project. EMR integration projects working with HL7, XLATE, FHIR IHE X12, Flat-file message types. X12 transactions - 834, 835, 837, 270/ //277, 278.
• Level 2 Cloverleaf . Using the Cloverleaf Engine implement Nuance Dragon Transcription integration with McKesson HPF and AllScripts HIS. HL7 - ADT and MDM events for. Univ Texas Health system. DICOM integration.
• Project (Hospital Corp of America) to deploy a best in class Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) Enterprise Solution to include: Master Data Management efforts to normalize data sets using SQL Server, Oracle database tools. Working with multiple EMR vendors.
• Design and implement McKesson’s Horizon Clinical Infrastructure (HCI) data interfaces to expedite Meaningful Use initiative for Community Health Systems Corp. Nashville TN. OpenLink FSI integration tasks.
• Assist with Cerner integration/conversion which included 4GL scripting (SQL/CCL) along with Perl to help extract data. Regression testing.
• Population Health Management and HIE integration projects. Mapping CCD and CCDA along with X12 message data. In depth data analysis for CMS (Gov) standards. Mirth, SFTP, ebXML, FHIR/HL7
• CHS Tasks include upgrading software applications on Linux/Unix servers to obtain McKesson 10.x Pilot program goals. Cloverleaf and CareLink Interface engine design for Community Health Systems.
• Software and network tools: Perl, FTP, TCP/IP, VPN, Permeo. Tcl, XLATE,NetConfig, Alert config, HL7 and X12 interface build.
• Team based approach to solve highly complex problems.
• Materials management automated data capture projects using SQL and data mapping tools. Design and build interfaces for healthcare material supply chain vendor VHA.
• Epic Clarity system support. Epic SQL report design. Epic Bridges Interface support for Grady Health Systems.
• Revenue Cycle and decision support application upgrades on Resolute, STAR and other EMR vendor systems. Supply chain application support.
• Epic Interface implementation to Resolute and Clarity.
• Tcl, Perl scripting, ETL functions, Master Patient Index design for Heath Management Association Corp. (HMA)

Confidential

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implement Electronic Medical Record interfaces for revenue cycle management systems and ETL projects. Perform data integration tasks.
• Provide support and interface development using Pervasive Data integration tool. Data interfaces include HL7 and X12 standards. eFR product integration which is now part of Optum RCM effort. CDI integration.
• Interface projects include Meditech (Magic and Client/Server) with flat file and HL7 message types. Meditech efforts involved collaboration with third-party vendors. Other vendor interfaces from Cerner, Epic, SMS, HMS, Sage, GE and McKesson. Materials Management Information Systems design, build and implementation for hospital supply vendors.
• Revenue Cycle Management integration lead experience.
• Utilize business acumen acquired from diverse experience to solve complex problems.
• Strategic planning and communicate vision.
• HL7 Analyst on projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Provide support and interface development on Orion’s Rhapsody interface Engine and tools.
• HL7 Interface support for the National Center for Public Health Informatics group within the CDC. Message formats include HL7 ver. 2.5 ORU R01, ADT’s, ORM including the national PHIN and NHIN standard. HIE message design and implementation.

Confidential

Interface Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and install HL7 interfaces for the McKesson Horizon Patient Folder EMR application.
• Build and install Computer Output to Laser Disk (COLD) interfaces to Hospital Information Systems. Horizon Patient Folder is designed to be utilized as the Electronic Medical Record for the Healthcare client.
• Implement X12 ANSI interfaces from Clearinghouse to our EMR and document imaging solution.
• California Healthcare Foundation Care Data Exchange - RHIO implementation.
• Technical components of the Care Data Exchange (CDE) effort were donated to the Open Health Tools org. to help foster HIE initiatives. Tasks include design, implementation, technical writing along with disaster recovery related to Healthcare IT. HL7, CCOW, X12 message builds. Support EDI healthcare information systems integration teams within hospitals and IDN’s. Measured progress using Microsoft Project software. Utilized software tracking tools - Visual Source Save and Clear-Quest
• Assist with design and implementation for replacement of Lab Information Management System within the Florida Department Of Health. Use of Public Health messaging standards such as SNOMED, LO INC, HL7. Deploy EDI/HIPAA transaction set. NHIN
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) design and implementation.
• In-depth projects using platform technologies such as Windows NT/Windows 2000, Oracle, IIS/ASP, and MS SQL/Server.
• QDXi Interface Engine (Cloverleaf) TCL development and support with large Healthcare Information System vendors. Meditech-(MAGIC), IDX, SMS-(Invision), Mckesson-(STAR, ADT Interfaces) Cerner, Eclipsys-TDS Order/Results, Epic and Sunquest as examples.
• Utilize functional scripting language with TCL, PERL and VB.
• Single Sign-On (CCOW) deployment using Sentillion with Eclipsys Sunrise XA, DR Systems and the Care Data Exchange - Santa Barbara, CA.

Confidential

Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for systems integration life cycle of Practice Office Management Information Systems (POMIS) to WebMD Practice portal.
• Integration and Deployment to aggregate all components of a customer's solution, perform software load, and quality assurance tests, integrate the application-ready solution with the client's existing architecture, and deployed the solution throughout the network. Provided a transition management plan for moving from the existing to the new solution environment
• Interface deployment tools include message broker engines, (Cloverleaf and XLink) for disparate interfacing, modular web-enabled components - COM, ActiveX, JSP, ASP, XML.
• Completed meta-data interface builds from HIS system to fully integrate into Java-based web portal. Designed and implemented the web-enabled patient demographic interface from Medical Manager application to Clinical Lab portals for WebMD/Envoy.
• Ensure internal software development methodologies adhere to designated specifications. Development tool use - Clearcase
• Develop and follow software Test Plan for both in-house software and deployment sites.
• Facilitate project meetings as necessary. Co-ordinate vendor attendance.
• Establish project goals, timelines and monitor adherence.
• Work with meta-data interface standards - HL7, ANSI X12, FTP.
• Lead interface projects with SMS-Invision, Medical Manager, Quest Diagnostics, Lab Corp, IDX, Medic for lab Orders/Results. Design and support Patient Demographic interfaces for over 120 Practice Management Systems. Mentor national Implementation Engineering team toward successful install and go-live.
• Utilize Six Sigma techniques toward continuous improvement objectives.
• Six Sigma obtained at Digital Equipment Corporation. (Now Hewlett-Packard)