Note: Remote

Must Haves:

• Minimum 10-15 years' experience in digital health strategy development
• 3+ years' experience in partner engagement and facilitation for digital health initiatives
• 3+ years' experience performing current state assessments and gap analysis
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of digital exchange standards such as FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) and their application within Ontario Health
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital exchange standards and tooling
• Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects

Public Sector Experience: Preferred

Description

Background Information:

• The purpose of this request is to acquire a resource who will work with others to develop and deliver the Data Exchange Strategy for Ontario health. Ontario Health is seeking to develop a health data exchange strategy to support the motion of transitioning towards a more unified data exchange model with the goal of "collect once, use many" for the purpose of the provincial electronic health records (EHR), data analytics and health system planning.

Responsibilities:

• Experience performing current state assessments and gap analysis
• Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies
• Conducts requirements gathering, develops documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducts stakeholder engagement
• Work with different stakeholders and subject matter experts from different backgrounds (clinical, business, and technical).
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Products, with a preference for candidates that have experience with Microsoft based cloud tools (e.g., Microsoft Office 365).
• College/University undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related discipline from a recognized institution or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario
• Experience working with Ontario Health
• Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Required Skills:

• Data Exchange standards assessment, selection, development, and maintenance processes
• Research and analysis
• Communication and collaboration
• Partner engagement and management

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria: Total: 100 Points

• Substantial knowledge with data exchange standards e.g. HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard : 10 Points
• Knowledge of HL7 FHIR standards and other legacy data exchange standards used in a complex environment involving large scale system integration for multiple purposes including direct care, data analytics, system planning and research : 15 Points
• Experience in developing data exchange strategy and implementation plans including engagement with partners. : 30 Points
• Experience in implementing interoperable digital health solutions, including assessing readiness of existing clinical information systems for collection/submission of standards-based clinical information to the EHR. : 10 Points
• Knowledge and understanding of the standards lifecycle and the Digital Health standards landscape (Ontario Health, Canadian/pan-Canadian, and international standards), and Digital Health initiatives in other jurisdictions (local, regional, provincial) is an asset. : 15 Points
• Knowledge and strong understanding of jurisdictional electronic health record projects, interoperability services and integration with healthcare initiatives within regional healthcare organizations for clinical data repositories, and other associated healthcare information systems in use within a jurisdiction. : 20 Points

Deliverables:

• Confirm data exchange strategic goals, objectives and guiding principles in the context of collect once and use many for direct care and subsequent data use as identified in the OH data and analytics strategy and OH data and analytics operating model areas of focus.
• Develop a partner engagement plan for within Ontario Health and partner organizations.
• Engage key partners to undertake a current state assessment of data exchange services, base standards versions and data exchange practices within Ontario Health (and partner organizations (federal, national, provincial, territorial, and local/Ontario Health Teams)) including evaluation of scope of services, standards supported, tooling, governance, maintenance processes, operational models, etc., including in the context of data governance and the information management planning.
• Identify the intersection of common requirements and/or scope of services across Ontario Health and partner organizations.
• Assess evolving enterprise data exchange requirements as a result of digital health trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, use of interface data exchange solutions, etc. and plans for existing tool evolution and trends in Canada and with partners.
• Perform a gap analysis between existing services offered by Ontario Health and future requirements to accelerate the adoption of data exchange standards in Ontario.
• Identify alignment opportunities to the OH Information Management Plan, Data for Connected Health, Digital Health Information Exchange (DHIEX) Program, OH data governance framework, and other data governance related strategies and plans as appropriate.
• Identify alignment opportunities with the OH Interoperable Enterprise Terminology Strategy and implementation work.
• Identify opportunities to address gaps and align with strategic goals and partner organizations, including consideration of people, process, technology and change.
• Develop a recommended interoperable enterprise data exchange strategy including:
• Short-term and longer-term plans
• An implementation roadmap
• Identification of the relevant business value (e.g., clinical, analytical, opportunity) to the healthcare sector of accelerating the adoption of data exchange standards in execution of the roadmap
• Roles and responsibilities between Ontario Health and partner organizations

Additional Terms

• Ontario Health assets including laptops and related equipment cannot be removed from the province of Ontario without prior written approval from Ontario Health.
• Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as "Remote".