Job Description
This position will provide expert support for the development, implementation and maintenance of the eHealth Program and Ministry's-wide Integration strategy ensuring comprehensive Integration management systems and processes are implemented in accordance to government and international standards. The role involves a deep and technical understanding of HL7 interfaces, with the ability to design and implement interfaces, and apply best practices in the development of the country’s health ecosystem.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the eHealth Integration Framework which will facilitate and fully support the seamless integration of disparate eHealth systems, providing clinical and business staff with an exceptional user experience.
- Represent eHealth Department for guiding the Health Sector to integrate Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and clinical systems data to the eHealth platform and national health system.
- Work with Data Standards and Policies division of eHealth on required standards and policies for integration and data exchange.
- Support the development and maintenance of integration policies along with specific supporting policies, ensuring successful implementation, appropriate authorization, commitment and endorsement from Ministry's senior management and business management.
- Lead the development and lifecycle of HL7 V2 messages and HL7 FHIR profiles for health
system integrations.
- Lead Working Groups for Central Platform and Interoperability and participate in other Working Groups where required.
- Collaborate with clinical and technical teams to gather requirements for interface design.
- Develop and maintain interface specifications.
- Configure and customize interface engines or middleware for data integration.
- Test interfaces for functionality and data accuracy.
- Troubleshoot and resolve interface-related issues.
- Implement data transformation and mapping processes as needed.
- Monitor and manage data feeds, ensuring data integrity and compliance with industry standards (HL7, FHIR, etc.)
- Continuously monitor and evaluate interface performance.
- Identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency improvements.
- Implement enhancements to streamline data exchange processes.
- Lead integration activities with internal MOPH systems to integrate with the eHealth
ecosystem.
- Lead integration activities with external agencies to integrate with eHealth systems.
- Coordinate interactions between enterprise integration management and other processes, especially service level management, availability management, IT service continuity management and organizational integration management.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including IT, clinical, and administrative staff, to understand their data needs and requirements.
- Communicate effectively with external vendors and partners for interface development and support.
- Maintain a set of integration controls and documentations, and regularly review and audit
all controls and procedures.
Experience And Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in clinical /Paramedical is required.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in relevant role.
- Experience and knowledge of implementing national health information exchange, electronic prescribing, pharmaceutical supply chain management and diseases condition management is beneficial.
- Hands-on experience with developing interfaces.
- Experience with implementing healthcare systems and interoperability models.
- Excellent HL7 and FHIR coding experience.
- Good technical knowledge and hands-on experience with manipulating HL7 messages,
triggering events and segments.
- Good knowledge of Health Information Exchange workflows and clinical exchange standards.
- Good knowledge of clinical coding systems.
- Experience with developing interface specifications and interoperability frameworks.
- Experience with developing an interface inventory.
- Experience with using Rhapsody and other relevant Enterprise Integration Engines.
- Experience in working with vendors to coordinate the implementation and integration of
clinical systems and applications.
