James Patterson Email & Phone Number

Cedar Park, Tx, Us

Chamblee, Georgia, Us

• Responsible for building and maintaining a strong team of Medical Terminologists and Informaticists including recruitment and mentoring of new team members• Serve as Team Lead for the overall training and integration of Terminologist within the group

Chamblee, Georgia, Us

• Assist individual states by providing technical assistance to ensure compliance in reporting of all disease cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)• Utilize Microsoft 365 tools such as Access and Excel to track and publish Encoding Guidelines specific for individual CDC programs such as Influenza, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network• Author Implementation Guides using the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) tools including the Implementation Guide Authoring and Management Tool (IGAMT), the Test Case Authoring and Management Tool (TCAMT) and the General Validation Tool (GVT) for HL7 message validation• Perform HL7 message validations for individual state labs to ensure compliance with CDC specific programs to include reportable cases of Influenza, Vaccine preventable diseases, Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms, among others• Curate templates for new programs developed by the CDC including developing orderable tests and results and their associated value sets• Provide states with technical assistance by performing clinical data mapping to assist with interoperability with CDC• Maintain program specific data dictionary's including orderables and reportables to include creating new Public Lab Tests codes as well as requesting new codes from SNOMED and LOINC

Clifton, Va, Us

• Utilize multiple tools and resources such as SNOMED browser, Wolters Kluwer’s Health Language Engine Access Portal (LEAP), RxMix, RxNav and the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) to locate standards and when necessary, create and request new terms utilizing the SNOMED Content Request System• Act as Allergies lead directing a team of clinical terminologists in the analyzing and mapping of Allergies data• Responsible for the quarterly review and mapping to LOINC and RxNorm of over 17,000 Allergy terms for Veteran Affairs (VA) including ensuring maps are current and accurate• Provide new users access and rights to the VA's New Term Rapid Turnaround (NTRT) system and assist them is requesting new terms for VA Allergies and Problem List domains• Work directly with the VA Sustainment Term (STS) in the creation and deployment of new terms created for use by the Allergies and Problem List files• Responsible for data mapping source codes to target codes in the VA Allergies file including working directly with other teams such as VA’s Knowledge Base Systems (KBS) to ensure data quality prior to delivering approved maps for use in the Joint Longitudinal Viewer (JLV)

Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Nl

• Serve as Laboratory Subject Matter Expert to the terminology mapping team• Provide mappings of local client codes to Standard Terminologies such as LOINC, CPT, and SNOMED utilizing the Wolters Kluwer Map Manager tool• Deliver feedback to the development team to improve automated mappings and enhance efficiency

Herndon, Virginia, Us

- As a Medical Terminologist, oversaw large Data Mapping project for Veterans Administration across 21 mapping domains including Laboratory, Medications, Allergies, Immunizations, and Demographics- Performed SQL queries for data retrieval and analysis- Provided direction, leadership and problem solving for a team of 23 terminologists including physicians, pharmacists, laboratorians and nurses- Met with business owners and stake holders on a weekly basis to ensure all customer needs and quality measures were identified and met- Successfully delivered over 100,000 mappings on-time as outlined in the government Performance Work Statement- Provide leadership for the Collaborative Terminology Tooling and Data Management Team whose overall responsibility is the creation of an in-house data management and mapping tool for the Veterans Administration- Work closely with all stake-holders including VA leadership, Physicians and Medical Terminologists to ensure all business requirements are adhered to- Serve as Laboratory Subject Matter Expert related to Standard Code Systems including ICD-9/10, CPT, LOINC, and SNOMED

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

- Responsible for mapping proprietary client codes to known standards including LOINC,SNOMED, NCI, HL7v2.5, CPT and Multum among others- Served as Subject Matter Expert in the field of laboratory informatics and laboratory testing for multiple teams across the entire company- Mapped client data to specific SNOMED hierarchies to include: procedures, clinical findings, observable entity, qualifier value, environment, etc.- Developed mapping standards and programs to assist clients in meeting regulations andcompliance with programs such as Meaningful Use, HEDIS, Clinical Decision Support and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) measures- Used multiple tools and resources such as SNOMED browser, CliniClue, RELMA, and the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) to locate standards and when necessary create and request new terms utilizing the SNOMED Content Request System- Authored basic SQL queries in Oracle databases to extract data for utilization in concept mapping- Served as team lead and project manager for a team consisting of Medical Technologists,Pharmacists, RN’s and Billing Specialists- Curated Mapping Templates which assisted other teams in the build out of client specific contexts- Reviewed and validate code set mappings originating from teams across all in-house solutions- Worked directly with engineers and software architects in the development and design of a client facing concept mapping application

Lenexa, Kansas, Us

-Responsible for all aspects of daily laboratory operations of a large 60 physician's office laboratory which includes managing 24 direct reports including medical technologists, phlebotomists, and couriers.-Performed complete start-up of laboratory including instrument selection, test menu selection, and hired all employees and was instrumental in securing positive revenue within the first six months of operations-Manage the logistics of nine outlying clinics and two Moderately Complex labs to ensure pickup and delivery of over 18,000 billable tests per month to the main laboratory-Assisted in setting up interfaces between LIS and EMR computer systems including mapping of cross reference files as well as monitoring and managing test database-Worked extensively with outside reference laboratory interface integration teams utilizing HL7 interfaces to include the mapping of cross reference files using LOINC and Observation Terms and establishing test databases using compendium files as well as the daily monitoring and resolution of interface errors-Acted as liaison between physician's and nursing staff as well as reference labs to ensure smooth daily operations of all laboratory services in addition to working with patients concerning billing issues -Responsible for the oversight of all laboratory billing by ensuring all tests were billed correctly utilizing CPT and ICD9 billing and diagnosis codes-Responsible for writing all in-house testing procedures and ensuring all quality assurance and quality control programs are strictly adhered to including participation in proficiency testing-Maintain close watch on monthly expenses in order to minimize any waste or abuse of resources-Served as role model and mentor to all staff members by adhering strictly to all policies and procedures as well as having a thorough knowledge of the laboratory environment.

-Responsible for the daily operations of the hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, serology, and chemistry departments in a high volume reference laboratory-Performed verification of all quality control, participated in CAP surveys and inspections and participated in the training of all new personnel.-Performed annual performance reviews for nine direct reports-Performed extensive review and rewrites of all departmental standard operational procedures to comply with current standards

-Directed workflow and served as primary problem solver on evening shift which consisted of eight employees-Performed testing as a generalist in all areas of the laboratory to include Blood Bank, Microbiology, Chemistry and Hematology.-Designed and implemented complete remodel of laboratory to better facilitate transfer of specimens and improve workflow-Assisted pathologists in the collection and reading of bone marrows-Designed and implemented an autologous donor program for all of our in house orthopedic surgery patients

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

During weekend rotations with the Air Force reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force base was responsible for completing physicals on all service members to include blood draws, laboratory testing and DNA collections. Was also responsible for all daily maintenance and quality control on all laboratory analyzers. Received additional battlefield training for triage and wound care to include set up and utilization of both field hospital and laboratory equipment

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Awarded Airman of the Year for Outstanding Leadership

Bachelor Of Science, Biological Sciences

Certificate, Medical Laboratory Specialist

Certificate, Avionics And Guidance Control Systems Certified