SKILLS

• Knowledge of HIE standards HL7, CDT, ICD, CPT, DICOM, X12N, LOINC
• Ability to use information science to enhance clinical performance and improve patient safety e.g., reduce medical errors
• Ability to use informatics to improve the performance of physicians and nurses within the health care system
• Knowledge in information security and policy formation
• Understanding and knowledge of privacy, security, and confidentiality of patient health information in compliance with HIPAA rules and regulations
• Understanding of JCAHO, MQSA, and ACR guidelines, standards and accreditation requirements
• Expert in CPOE Implementation
• Knowledge of Meaningful Use
• Understanding of clinical operations and processes
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical and information technology personnel verbally and in writing
• Good interpersonal communication and relation skills
• Proficiency in Database applications and Crystal reporting tools
• Character, Honesty, Integrity, Flexibility, Adaptability, and Ethics

CLINICAL INFORMATICS SKILLS

• Electronic Health Record: Ability to design, analyze, implement, maintain, and manage electronic medical record EHR systems in helping health care organizations improving quality of care, service and clinical outcomes, patient safety and satisfaction, staff efficiency and productivity, and financial revenues.
• Biomedical Informatics: Training in the development, dissemination, and evaluation of information technology as it relates to the healthcare environment such as hospitals and health systems, health information technology system vendors, eHealth companies, insurers, pharmaceutical companies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Provide subject matter expertise for Soarian Clinicals Configuration, Operations, Orders and Results Management, Crystal Reporting, Security, Integration and Interfaces, Documentation, Plan of Care, Adaptability Tool, Siemens Pharmacy and MAK Implementation
• Provide subject matter expertise in using Soarian Admin Desktop and Clinical Desktop to build order sets, results, form assessments, create other services, and manage clinical users preferences and activities
• Provide subject matter expertise in workflow analysis and redesign to improve performance optimization in preparation of CPOE implementation
• Participate in new module/application implementation, systems upgrades, testing, and training for Soarian Clinicals and work with the Director of Clinical Informatics to actively promote and support division standardization, utilization, health information exchange, integration and optimization plans for all clinical applications

Confidential

Adjunct Professor Master

• Provide guidance and preceptorship to MSBI graduate students in accomplishing a practicum experience that fulfills requirements for their degree in Biomedical Informatics
• Assist MSBI graduate students in identifying sources of appropriate potential practicum experiences within the Biomedical Informatics spectrum
• Provide MSBI graduate students with advanced career counseling in the field of Biomedical Informatics so that they may better evaluate and comprehend any specific career choices that they are considering
• Help graduate students in developing, demonstrating, and applying the skills necessary to be successful in their future career endeavors
• Help graduate students in making application of knowledge obtained throughout the MSBI program and acquiring a clear understanding of requirements for job opportunities in their future field of work
• Teach a practical class that provides students with hands-on experience training in understanding clinical analysts' daily responsibilities and functions within hospitals
• Teach a practical class that introduces students to daily operations of clinical software systems and learn how to use such systems to allow health care organizations to provide quality care services

Confidential

Siemens Pharmacy and Soarian Clinicals Application Analyst III

• Provided application management over the clinical and/or pharmacy information system software portfolio
• Responsible for analyzing and resolving software problems and performing annual software upgrades
• Provided project management support as directed by the Director of Clinical Informatics and/or project manager
• Responsible for establishing information management as defined by process owners
• Responsible for planning the information integration across the continuum of care
• Responsible for software design and configuration
• Provided support and status on issues to resolve incidents and users' complaints
• Fulfilled requests received from the division Service Desk, other departments, and facility service resources such as Siemens' Soarian Clinical, Siemens' Pharmacy, Siemens' MAK, NextGen EHR, and Carecast
• Worked with enterprise subject matter experts, services resources and the enterprise Service Desk in managing resolution of clinical application incidents and requests
• Participated in new module/application implementation, testing, and training for the facility and work with the Director of Clinical Informatics to actively promote and support division standardization, utilization, health information exchange, integration and optimization plans for all clinical applications

Confidential

Clinical System Analyst

• Provided support and status on issues to resolve incidents and users' complaints
• Fulfilled requests received from the division Service Desk, other departments, and facility service resources such as Practice Partner, Carecast Enterprise CIS, Milliman Care Guidelines, and McKesson's Paragon HIS
• Worked with enterprise subject matter experts, services resources and the enterprise Service Desk in managing resolution of clinical application incidents and requests
• Participated in new module/application implementation, testing, and training for the facility
• Worked with the Director of Clinical Informatics to actively promote and support division standardization, utilization, health information exchange, integration and optimization plans for all clinical applications
• Worked with the Clinical Specialist Director, Chief medical Informaticist and facility core team members to deliver hands-on training as needed

Confidential

Information System Analyst

• Monitored operability and reliability of the overall network by utilizing software applications to ensure high level of service availability
• Tracked and reported on relevant Networking performance metrics
• Troubleshooted sophisticated, third party applications