British Columbia BCBid #230640

Technical SME Services for Health Information Standards and Interoperability (BC Ministry of Health)

This opportunity seeks a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Ministry of Health in British Columbia with Health Information Standards (HIS): - Government Buyer: - Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Ministry of Citizens' Services and the Ministry of Health, British Columbia - Services Requested: - Technical and clinical leadership for Health Information Standards - Deep expertise required in SNOMED CT, LOINC, and HL7 standards (including FHIR, V2, and CDA) - Responsibilities include: - Maintaining terminology and concept standards - Advancing information and structural standards - Enabling a sustainable standards service model - Promoting vendor and clinical adoption - Strengthening data quality through consistent governance - Resolving complex implementation challenges - Supporting sector-wide adoption of standards - Ensuring alignment with the Provincial Data Plan and pan-Canadian interoperability initiatives - Unique/Notable Requirements: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named beyond the standards organizations (SNOMED, LOINC, HL7) - No products are being procured; this is a specialized service opportunity - Emphasis on both technical and clinical leadership for interoperability and data quality

Description

The Ministry of Health is seeking a highly specialized Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide technical and clinical leadership in support of five core Health Information Standards objectives. The SME will focus on maintaining terminology and concept standards, advancing information and structural standards, enabling a sustainable standards service model, promoting vendor and clinical adoption, and strengthening data quality through consistent governance. Expertise in SNOMED CT, LOINC, and HL7 standards (including FHIR, V2, and CDA) is required to support delivery, sustainability, and operationalization of Health Information Standards. The role involves resolving complex implementation challenges, supporting sector-wide adoption of standards, and ensuring alignment with the Provincial Data Plan and pan-Canadian interoperability initiatives.

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