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State of Mississippi MSDH - Vital Records Interoperability and Modernization Manager- 128841 (Onsite)

Start: ASAP

Contract: 12 Months

Agency: MSDH MS Dept of Health

Position Description & Job Skill Set

• Coordinate and assure implementation and operations of interoperable functionality of vital record systems as part of data modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate with office of health information technology and current vendor Axiell INC. to create opportunities for FIHR compliant interoperability between healthcare funarel home, medical examiner, coroner and electronic health record vendors.
• Support development and maintenance of enhanced vital records business process and data transfer to state and federal partners.
• Coordinate technical support functions for exixting and newly implemented applications and systems for vital records with office of health information technology and vendor service center and help desk personel.
• Provide support to the vital records director related to data modernization and interoperability projects.

Required Skills/Experience

• Experience overseeing all day-to-day aspects (planning, organizing, budgeting etc) of multi-faced data management and/or modernization projects.
• Technical knowledge of interface functionality and FIHR compliance
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers invloved in the collections, management and development of agency data resources in order to advance the agency s data modernization goals.
• Experience working under data and IT security national standerds applicable to the management and security of protected health information.
• Working knowledge of data management, visualization and analysis tools used to organize, leverageand share multiple form of data.
• Experience working with multiple types of vendors of modern data management and analysis software, systems and applications.

Preferred/Not Required

• Experience working with or for government entities on data/IT related projects particularly as it relates to procurement and purchasing requirements
• Experience working with vital records or Electronic health records data

Technical Kills:

Interoperability and Data Modernization, server, database, HL7, SQL, EHR, Government, Security, Regulatory, Privacy experience, IT project management.