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Jason Blundell

@jasonblundell

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Healthcare integration and data engineer building secure, FHIR-first data systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building scalable, HIPAA-compliant healthcare data platforms and FHIR-native integration fabrics where I can lead architecture, reduce onboarding time, and enable cross-system analytics.

I am a healthcare-focused engineer who designs and scales secure, interoperable data systems for hospitals, payers, and public health agencies. I built FHIR-native pipelines processing over 10M clinical records per month, led zero-downtime migrations of legacy HL7 v2 systems to cloud-native architectures, and reduced interface onboarding time by 60% with reusable integration templates.

My work combines deep expertise in healthcare standards (HL7, FHIR, CDA), HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, and real-time streaming platforms to deliver analytics-ready, auditable patient data lakes and resilient integration fabrics. I architect solutions using Kafka, FHIR Works, Delta Lake, Mirth Connect and cloud FHIR services to enable cross-system registries, quality reporting, and scalable interoperability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Healthcare Data Engineer

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Veridian Health Systems

Mar 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Architected a FHIR-first data lake on AWS enabling analytics across 12 hospital EHRs and led migration from 50+ point-to-point HL7 interfaces to an event-driven Kafka bus, reducing maintenance overhead by 45% and onboarding time from 6 weeks to 10 days.

FHIR HL7 Apache Kafka AWS (FHIR Works MSK Delta Lake Python ETL

Senior HL7/FHIR Integration Engineer

MediFlow Networks

Mar 2019 - Feb 2023 (3 years 11 months)

Implemented HL7 v2 and FHIR-based APIs and constructed FHIR interfaces and HL7-to-FHIR conversion tools to enable real-time cross-EMR information exchange and cloud-hosted interoperability services.

HL7 FHIR Python Jira System Integration

Healthcare Integration Engineer

MediFlow Networks

Mar 2015 - Feb 2019 (3 years 11 months)

Developed and maintained 80+ HL7 v2 interfaces using Mirth Connect and custom adapters, automated monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana to reduce incident response time by 55%, and standardized PHI redaction for HIPAA audits.

HL7 Java Python Prometheus Grafana PHI Redaction Monitoring Incident Response

Healthcare Interface Developer

Optum Insight

Jun 2012 - Feb 2015 (2 years 8 months)

Owned design of real-time syndromic surveillance pipelines ingesting HL7 ADT/ORU feeds from 200+ clinics into CDC-compatible formats and integrated lab result routing from LabCorp and Quest via secure channels.

Data Ingestion Integration

Epic/Cerner Integration Specialist

Optum Insight

Jun 2009 - May 2012 (2 years 11 months)

Supported Epic and Cerner integration workflows using Rhapsody and Cloverleaf, configured ADT/ORM/ORU mappings, and reduced message rejection rates by 65% to meet Meaningful Use Stage 1 requirements.

Epic Cerner Rhapsody Cloverleaf ADT ORU

Integration Intern

Oracle Health

Jun 2008 - May 2009 (11 months)

Assisted in building HL7 v2 message parsers in Java for a regional HIE, documented interface specifications, and supported UAT for new EHR onboarding while learning HIPAA audit practices.

HL7 Java UAT Mirth Connect Scripting HIPAA Message Parsing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Johnson & Wales University–North Miami

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2006 - 2009

Completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with coursework supporting software development and systems integration applied to healthcare projects.