Informatics Innovation LLC
Mission
To improve human lives by developing the people and systems necessary to effectively leverage digital information and technology.
Core Competencies
Technical Consulting
- Data and Cloud Analytics
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Development
- Website Development
- Visualization
Group Engagement
- Community of Practice
- Focus Group
- Communications
Professional Development
- Informatics/Data Science Training
- Instructor-Led Courses
- Interactive Learning Platform
About
Harold Gil is the Principal Consultant for Informatics Innovation. He has over a decade of experience supporting government and non-profit public health organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. He has led informatics projects involving close collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and over 20 local and state health organizations. Harold began his career as an Applied Public Health Informatics Fellow in San Diego County, later serving as Public Health Informatics Director and Data Science Support Unit Supervisor at state health departments. He has been awarded the Outstanding Innovation in Public Health Practice Award by the International Society for Disease Surveillance and recognized as a Diverse Executive Leading in Public Health Scholar by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute.
Projects
Success Story 1: BioSense User Community Extension Project
Problem
Epidemiologists across the country submitting hospital emergency department data to a CDC cloud system were unable to assess the quality of the data within the system.
Approach
Informatics Innovation recruited a workgroup of epidemiologists from several jurisdictions and proposed then led a project to address this problem with technical solutions. The workgroup applied the collaborative requirements development methodology to develop a project charter, perform a needs assessment, perform requirements gathering and prioritization, and guide technical development.
Outcome
This work yielded shared code scripts that epidemiologists could execute within the CDC cloud system to easily review and inspect data quality. Many jurisdictions requested the technical solution and supported development of a user manual to meet user demand. The project was presented at the 2014 International Society of Disease Surveillance Conference.
Impact
After the work was concluded the CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) made enhancing data quality one of its three main priorities for the CDC cloud system.
Success Story 2: Metadata Viz Project
Problem
Hospital emergency department data submission failures observed by state and local epidemiologists were traced to electronic health record (EHR) vendor system issues that impacted multiple jurisdictions. Timeliness is a major factor for an effective public health response, thus finding a solution was a priority for epidemiologists nationwide.
Approach
Informatics Innovations proposed and led a project which allowed public health staff to opt-in to sharing data quality metrics (and associated hospital and EHR vendor names) for their jurisdictions via a CDC cloud system. Informatics Innovation used this information to develop a data quality dashboard that opt-in users could use to identify data quality issues impacting multiple jurisdictions and with a root common source.
Outcome
A total of 21 jurisdictions (19 states and 2 local health departments) and CDC and its contractor team directly supported the project by providing resources or by sharing data permissions. The development version of the dashboard was presented by Informatics Innovation to the CDC NSSP leadership team and received positively.
Impact
The CDC NSSP referenced this work in building a production version of a data quality application within the CDC cloud system. The application was released one year later.
Corporate Data
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| NAICS Code | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541511) |
| Cage Code | 9ZN76 |
| DUNS Number | 132667810 |