SUMMARY

• Analytical and focused Interoperability professional with 8 years or experience specialized in various Healthcare data, and workflows across different platforms within depth experience on System analysis, Management, and interface development using different engines.
• Trained in areas of EHR, EMR, HIE, HL7, Patient Privacy and Protection, and Meaningful Use and Health Care Data Analysis.
• Experience in Healthcare Integration with proficiency in using Mirth Connect Engine.
• Experienced HL7 analyst using interface engines such as Mirth, Cloverleaf and WMB
• Experience converting HL7v.2.x data to XML format and using XPath/XQuery to map the data onto CCDA documents such as Confidential
• Experience developing, testing, troubleshooting, deploying interfaces to various environments, implementation and support.
• Hands on experience building interfaces using integration engines like Mirth, WMB, and FHIR.
• Design, code, test and troubleshoot interfaces accordingly to specifications using required protocols such as HL7, ADT, ORM, MDM, MFN, Charge, Results, TCP/IP, XML, HTTP etc. using AIE, Mirth, Rhapsody Engines.
• Implemented Interfaces like Registration/Scheduling (ADT/SIU), Charges (DFT), Lab\Radiology\Supply Orders (ORM), Lab\Radiology\Supply Results (ORU), Documentation (MDM), Referral (REF/RRI) and Vaccination (VXU).
• Worked with Application Analysts and Interface Engineers to translate interface requirements into technical HL7 specifications.
• Deployed Orion Rhapsody Interface Engine to the government - furnished User Acceptance Test (UAT) environment (SQA and Pre-production) and support the maintenance of that environment for the duration of the tests.
• Experience working on and configuring message transfer protocols including TCP/IP, FTP, SFTP, Web Services (SOAP) etc.
• Experience with the change management process for implementation of interfaces,
• Strong understanding and hands on experience working with HL7 V2.x (traditional version) and 3.x (xml-based version) and FHIR.
• Experience in Heath information Exchange (HIE) integration specifically working on Community level (centralized) HIE integration.
• Hands on experience using application like Change gear for generating and resolving tickets as well as defect tracking.
• Ability to multitask including managing multiple projects, prioritizing and ensuring on time delivery of all projects.
• Experience integrating various EMR’s such as Cerner, AllScripts, Meditech, Medseries 4, Epic etc

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HL7 Versions: V2.3, V2.4, V2.5, V3, FHIR

Operating Systems: MS Windows

HL7 Integration Engines: Iguana, Mirth Connect, Cerner APIs, Cloverleaf, IBM message broker, Orion Rhapsody, InterSystems Ensemble, SeeBeyond, Edifecs

RDBMS: DB2, MS ACCESS, ORACLE 11.X, SQL SERVER, MySQL

EHR/EMR: Allscripts, Epic, Cerner, GE Centricity Business (GECB), Athena Health, GEHRIMED

Languages: XML, Java script, ESQL, JSON, SQL

Office tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Project, Visio

MESSAGE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS: TCP-IP, Web Services, VPN, SFTP, FTP, CFT, HTTP/HTTPS, Web Trader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Interoperability Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on designs and implementations of interfaces between Confidential Health and various EMR and HIE applications.
• Coordinate with project managers and technical resources to develops and implement interface project plans.
• Perform upgrades, testing, and implementations of existing and new HL7 interface environments to allow for electronic data transfer between hospital systems and physician practices.
• Use Rhapsody interface engine to translate, transform, and archive HL7 messages.
• Monitor Rhapsody to ensure uninterrupted message traffic between electronic systems.
• Provide troubleshooting and support as necessary.
• Deliver integration solutions in a timely and effective manner, following defined processes and standards.
• Provide regular updates on the status of all HL7 interface projects (development, assurance, and maintenance) to project management and integration managers.
• Maintain project repository and assignment of new integration project requests.
• Worked on communication protocols and connectivity such as VPN, SOAP, TLS.
• Experience in a healthcare setting working with the following HL7 transaction sets ADT, VXU, ORM, MDM, SIU
• Experience in reading and manipulating HL7, CCDA, Flat Files.
• Analyze incentivized ADT data to increase facility standardization
• Advise for COVID-19 analytics, reports and dashboard
• Direct development and maintenance of Clinical Data Repository/Warehouse (CDR/CDW)
• Develop standard and ad hoc reports, summaries and dashboards
• Assist areas for performance measurement data collection; HEDIS, CMS Stars, PGIP and Utilization Care Management
• Work with healthcare standards HL7 2.x, C-CDA, ANSI X12
• Experience with healthcare coding systems; ICD-10, LO INC, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, NDC
• Provide support for HIPAA EDI Real-time transactions 270/271, 276/277 and 278
• Experience with 835 and 837 HIPAA EDI transactions
• Support MiHIN interoperability use cases
• Provide training and education across the organization
• Working knowledge of SQL and XML

Confidential, Durham, NC

HL7/FHIR Interface Engineer/Rhapsody Developer

Responsibilities:

• Customized client’s interfaces to accept client specific HL7 message event types including ADT’s, SIU’s, DFT’s, ORM’s, ORU’s and MFN’s messages that are sent via TCP/IP using HL7 lower layer transfer protocol or flat file from clients RIS / HIS or PM Systems using the Mirth Interface Engine
• Implemented Interfaces with Allscripts and other clinical modules, supporting, building and implementing EHR applications across largest hospital Management Company in the US.
• Extensive knowledge of HL7 (V 2.x) Standards, and the implementation of interfaces and how to build/validate HL7 messages.
• Developed interfaces using JavaScript, Networking, SQL and HL7 for Allscripts Myway, EHR and ProPM customers.
• Analyzed requirements, develop HL7 integration plans and test specifications.
• Experienced with electronic health record systems, laboratory information systems and Immunization Registry systems.
• Have basic understanding of DICOM (RIS and Pacs) application workflow.
• Involved in designing different inbound interfaces to our regional platform and EHR vendors.
• Assisted with mapping logic from source files to HIE
• Configuring Mirth Channels, creating filters and transformers as per the interface requirements.
• Coordinating connectivity testing and system integrated testing as well as assisting with User Acceptance testing by ensuring the interfaces are running.
• Validating and Designing of outbound CCDs using the HL7 version 3.0 from clinical EMR system.
• Using various tools to validate the data mapping from HL7 2.x to 3.x versions
• Developed HL7 interfaces (via Mirth Connect & proprietary Java Interface engine) for various HL7 interfaces for mobile application
• Served as 2nd tier support and resolved interface/application issues with Java & JavaScript
• Guided Hospital decision makers and clinical representatives (nurse and pharmacy management) through process for implementing the application into their environment
• Developed implementation and project plans and defined interface implementation deliverables
• Trained other Interface Engineers on interface implementation and on system architecture
• Served as consulting expert to elicit and understand data requirements from epidemiologists, analysts, and data managers from various public health entities
• Assessed application and integration functionality as needed to ensure project quality and compliance with CDC and HHS standards
• Developed new interfaces in Mirth to receive HL7 data from external clients and integrated with various downstream systems
• Trained team on HL7 Mirth/Interface functionality

Confidential, Harrison, NY

FHIR Integration/Interoperability Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built new interfaces, maps and modified existing maps.
• Worked on EMPI solutions to identify patients uniquely across systems.
• Worked on migration from legacy systems to Siemens Soarian product suite (Financials, Clinical, EDM and Scheduling). This is was a massive take over from identifying all the ancillaries, service lines, servicing locations, implanting EMPI, translation tables, different workflows and the phases it went though
• Worked ADT, ORM, ORU, DFT, MDM and SIU messages types.
• Built brand new HL7 interfaces (Design, build, test and deployment).
• Writing scripts to write/read HL7 data to/from Mirth DB and to different databases like Oracle, Microsoft SQL server and DB2.
• Worked on Ambulatory integration with HIS ADT’s, Lab results, Rad results, Scheduling appointments
• Participated in Monitoring the error queues, logs, traces and resolving failed messages and providing support
• Maintaining all the translation tables (e.g.: patient type, class, race, language, ethnicity etc.) and normalizing theses tables across all the ancillaries.
• Supported ancillary upgrades and service packs, making changes to existing interfaces in integration engine to meet the needs of the upgrades. Provided interface support for the development and implementation of interfaces between hospital systems and Physician Clinic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
• Provide the necessary support during the monthly Code Drops, Implementing the Interface Configuration Document (ICD) and other Interface related activities.
• Build the required Interface for the Project and perform the required regression testing with all different types of messages from all the effected ancillaries and Clinical Systems.
• Having the ability to perform preliminary investigation of interface-related issues identified during the implementation phase and has the ability to search for, and edit HL7 messages through Interface Admin.
• Provided functional/workflow direction to the team on planning, developing, implementing and supporting all aspects related to integrations or products.

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

HL7 Interface Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working on multiple aspects of projects like quotes, budgeting and scheduling.
• Demonstrating client service and satisfaction as defined by department standards.
• Ensuring timely completion of tasks assigned for various projects by the client.
• Responsible for interface implementations, analysis, modifications, testing, and support from pre- implementation through to post go-live activities.
• Lead the coordination of system troubleshooting activities as it relates to the HL7 interfaces and gateways.
• Developed the data process and implementation for the NEMSIS 3.4 XML messages utilizing the current schema.
• Identify custom (non-NEMSIS standard) fields that Maine EMS uses. Build Rhapsody functionality and database tables to handle these custom fields.
• Thoroughly test the system using actual XML files provided by ImageTrend. Fix problems that arise during testing.
• Build basic data “warehouse” (a few database tables that allow for querying and reporting against, schema to be determined by business requirements).
• Testing the EMS interfaces Objects in Test environment before moving them into Production.
• Deployment of EMS (Emergency Medical Services) interfaces Mappings/Sessions/Workflows into Production environment.
• Create and maintain the interfaces, users and privileges in test and production Rhapsody.
• Migration of interfaces Mappings/Sessions/Workflows from Development, Test to Production environments.
• Maintain and support of the existing Interfaces. Troubleshooting and rebuilding routes to increase efficiency.
• Syndromic HL7 data quality measurement and improvement - work with HIS and hospitals to improve the content and quality of their syndromic HL7 messages.
• Redesign the Syndromic Surveillance Interface on Rhapsody as per Public Health Information Network (PHIN) guide.
• Rebuild the Syndromic Surveillance SQL database with every field of HL7 in Multiple tables.
• Write JavaScript codes to retrieving data from HL7 fields and insert the data into SQL Database.
• Assist in the management, prioritization, and escalation of cross-team tasks associated with the Orion Rhapsody architecture.
• Identify, plan, design, and implement database and Orion Rhapsody data architecture initiatives that further the strategic goals.
• Designed and Developed engine routes including validations, translations and web service endpoints to receive and process electronic submissions to Department of Health New Jersey.
• Created and maintain Orion Rhapsody Interface Engine sites for batch processing and web services.
• Built, Test and Deployed Interface between Immunization registry and Birth &Fetal Death Registry in POC and UAT environments.
• Created and Maintain Web services in Rhapsody Interface engine.
• Designed, develop and implemented solutions integrating external system data in various formats like HL7, XML, CSV etc.
• Working knowledge using multiple Communication points like Dynamic Router, TCP Server, TCP Client, Timer, HTTP server for SOAP, Directory.
• Written JavaScript codes for custom configuration in the filters.