Jessica Romano
Austin,TX
Summary
Highly qualified Health Informatics Manager with a diverse background in epidemiology, leadership, data analysis, and systems management within local and state public health settings. Extensive knowledge and years of experience utilizing various data science and statistical software, as well as programming languages. Skilled in disease investigations, bioinformatics concepts, data exchange standards, epidemiological methods, and effective management of large teams.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
HEALTH INFORMATICS MANAGER/TECHNICAL LEAD
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
02.2021 - Current
- Acted as Interim PHID Director May 2023 through October 2023 while serving as PHID technical lead; recognized as a top performer, my current position was created for me and is the highest lead/manager under director.
- Manage team leads over the electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) HL7 and electronic case reports (eCRs) onboarding, Rhapsody, data quality assurance and our Snowflake data warehouse.
- Work closely with HIT system vendors (Epic, Cerner, etc.) to ensure successful data exchange to our public health systems.
- Served as technical lead on two large data migrations between two different systems (Salesforce to NBS and Maven to NBS).
- Developed custom data analytics solutions and designed an operational monitoring tool that improved data quality by 80% with a steady error rate under 1% for all incoming data
- Design, develop, implement, and test solutions to improve and enhance databases and ensures users' needs are accounted for during technology development and improvement
- Manage the prioritization and organization of multiple projects, including our ongoing data modernization project
- Develop mapping and validation tools, troubleshoot data issues, and create multiple workflow algorithms.
- Serve in a leadership capacity as a public health informatics and HIT subject matter expert.
HEALTH INFORMATICS SPECIALIST
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Worked in the Public Health Informatics and Data Exchange Unit (PHID) - Promoted to current position
- Simplified complex datasets using effective visualization techniques that facilitated better understanding among stakeholders
- Developed comprehensive documentation for data quality processes, enabling easy replication of methods and practices
- Served as liaison between end-users and health IT team
- Conducted in-depth data analyses using SQL, SAS, Tableau to identify trends and patterns, informing organizational decision-making
- Enhanced data quality by implementing stringent validation processes and procedures
INFORMATICS EPIDEMIOLOGIST
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
05.2018 - 03.2020
- Worked in the TB/HIV/STI section at DSHS
- Conducted epidemiological analyses to identify STI trends in Texas regions and Local Health Departments using tools such as SAS and Tableau
- Designed and managed the STI/HIV denormalized tables and extract reports from our old surveillance system to our new surveillance system
- Developed new data entry instructions and procedures and created a new protocol to better handle data quality assurance
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST
SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT (SAMHD)
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Investigated all Texas notifiable conditions reported to SAMHD
- Reviewed and interpreted laboratory results, medical history, and progress notes on cases
- Conducted epidemiological analyses to identify trends, clusters and unusual infections throughout Bexar County
- Coordinated and collaborated with nurses, physicians, infection preventionists, laboratory staff, state and regional departments on a regular basis
Education
Master of Public Health -
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Austin, TX05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05.2014
Skills
- SAS/SAS Viya
- SQL
- PowerShell
- Python
- Public health system implementations
- System architecture
- Health data exchange standards
- HL7 and HL7 FHIR
- SNOMED-CT and LOINC
- XML and CDA XML
- Tableau
- Effective communication
- Power BI
- Medical terminologies
- Epidemiological methods
- Database management
- HIPAA and HITECH requirements
- Testing standards
- Troubleshooting
- Problem-solving
- Advanced analytic techniques
- Team management
Timeline
HEALTH INFORMATICS MANAGER/TECHNICAL LEAD
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
02.2021 - Current
HEALTH INFORMATICS SPECIALIST
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
03.2020 - 02.2021
INFORMATICS EPIDEMIOLOGIST
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS)
05.2018 - 03.2020
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST
SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT (SAMHD)
08.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Temple University
Master of Public Health -
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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