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Hi, my name is

Mihir Patel.

Healthcare IT Leader & Integration Architect.

A decade of driving interoperability, integration, and digital transformation across healthcare organizations. Specialized in HL7, FHIR, and cloud platforms, with a proven track record of managing high-performing engineering teams and delivering secure, scalable healthcare solutions.

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A quick overview of my journey, expertise, and what drives my passion for healthcare technology

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Healthcare Integration • Leadership • Innovation

About Me

Healthcare IT leader with a decade of experience driving interoperability, integration, and digital transformation across healthcare organizations. Skilled in HL7, CDA/CCDA, FHIR, and X12, with deep expertise in integration engines like Rhapsody, Mirth Connect, and InterSystems HealthShare.

I've built my career managing high-performing engineering teams, leading multi-workstream projects, and delivering secure, scalable healthcare solutions in compliance with HIPAA and industry standards. My approach combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership.

Currently serving as Manager of Integration Engineering at Cync Health, where I lead enterprise-wide integration initiatives, orchestrate large-scale data pipelines, and champion innovation through reusable integration frameworks.

Here are some technologies I work with:

  • Rhapsody EDI Engine
  • Mirth Connect
  • InterSystems HealthShare
  • AWS / Azure / GCP
  • HL7 / FHIR / X12
  • Python / Java
  • RabbitMQ / Kafka
  • Docker / Kubernetes
HL7 FHIR Fundamentals Certification
Rhapsody 6.8 Associate Certification
HealthShare Health Connect HL7 Specialist
Mirth Connect Certification
Tibco/IBI ETL Certification

Where I've Worked

Manager, Integration Engineering

@ Cync Health
December 2024 - Present | Omaha, NE
  • Led enterprise-wide integration initiatives across multiple healthcare platforms, improving interoperability, data quality, and system uptime by 25%
  • Orchestrated large-scale data ingestion and transformation pipelines, streamlining ETL workflows and ensuring compliance with HL7, CCD, and FHIR standards
  • Designed and implemented a FHIR-based Clinical Data Repository (CDR) to consolidate patient demographics, encounters, and lab results across multiple EHR systems
  • Developed FHIR APIs (R4 standard) for patient, observation, and medication resources, enabling standardized data access for providers and third-party applications
  • Partnered with state health agencies to automate data feeds for COVID-19, immunization, and syndromic surveillance registries
  • Drove architecture modernization efforts transitioning legacy HL7v2 integrations into FHIR resources for scalability and maintainability

Manager, Sr. Integration Engineer (Public Health)

@ Altarum Institute
June 2023 - December 2024 | Ann Arbor, MI
  • Led and mentored an Integration Engineering team, boosting collaboration by 20% and providing strategic guidance on best practices
  • Streamlined integration processes, cutting delivery time by 25%, and ensured alignment across cross-functional teams
  • Designed and supported healthcare integrations using Mirth and Rhapsody, ensuring reliable data exchange and maximizing system uptime
  • Implemented AWS-based CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab) to automate deployment and monitoring of Mirth/Rhapsody integrations
  • Built Java JMS (HornetQ) listeners/consumers for enterprise integrations and developed OAuth-secured FHIR API solutions
  • Advised on Kafka integration strategies for producers and consumers to improve message-driven workflows

Sr. Integration Engineer (Public Health)

@ Altarum Institute
December 2021 - June 2023 | Ann Arbor, MI
  • Implemented interoperability standards (HL7, CDA/CCDA, FHIR, X12, ADT, ORU) to enable seamless healthcare data exchange
  • Developed and maintained integration code across design, testing, and go-live phases of diverse projects
  • Partnered with NVSS to certify and develop FHIR VRDR death reporting solutions for the State of Michigan
  • Designed and orchestrated the end‑to‑end integration flow using Rhapsody Integration Engine and AWS S3 for the Altarum‑led MDRO Xchange project in CA – Orange County, enabling automated file ingestion from S3 buckets into the system’s processing pipelines
  • Developed end‑to‑end eCR solutions using Rhapsody for APHL stakeholders, enabling automated case reporting of conditions from EHRs to public‑health agencies
  • Developed Rhapsody HL7 MMG reporting solutions for CDC's NNDSS via PHIN-MS
  • Built HornetQ and Kafka publishers/consumers in multiple streams to improve interoperability across systems
  • Conducted code reviews to enforce standards, improve security, and maintain best practices

Integration Engineer

@ Ready Computing Inc.
October 2019 - December 2021 | New York, NY
  • Managed end-to-end data migration, transformation, and modeling using InterSystems HealthShare for Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Migrated healthcare interfaces to AWS-hosted environments, creating automation scripts for provisioning, deployment, and testing pipelines
  • Conducted detailed VistA application connection analysis, migrating HL7 interfaces to the new Health Connect server
  • Implemented and migrated HL7 v2/v3, XML, and CDA/CCD/CCDA interfaces for Ascension Healthcare
  • Led data management initiatives for The Health Collaborative, delivering ETL workflows across DB2, flat files, and other data sources

Sr. Interface Engineer

@ Accurate Diagnostic Labs, Inc.
March 2015 - October 2019 | South Plainfield, NJ
  • Designed, tested, and implemented HL7 interfaces to enable seamless data exchange across 25-30 EMR/EHR vendors, hospitals, and health plans
  • Served as Project Manager, ensuring data transmission standards were met across multiple stakeholders
  • Built secure data links using VPN, FTP, SFTP, and Integration Engines (Mirth Connect, Orchard Harvest & Copia)
  • Ensured adherence to HIPAA, SNOMED, LOINC, CPT, ICD-9/10, and RxNorm standards
  • Delivered weekly IT/EMR support for 300+ employees, resolving integration and data issues
  • Produced 5-8 operational reports weekly, improving system efficiency and reducing transmission errors

Technical Skills

Integration Engines

Rhapsody Mirth Connect InterSystems Qvera

Healthcare Standards

HL7 v2/v3 FHIR CDA/CCDA X12 SNOMED LOINC

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Docker

Programming

Java Python JavaScript SQL XSLT

Messaging & APIs

RabbitMQ Kafka REST SOAP OAuth/JWT

Databases

SQL Server PostgreSQL MongoDB Oracle
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