About UHIN

What if you could use your talent to have a positive impact on healthcare? As a nonprofit, Utah Health Information Network, UHIN for short is a health information technology (HIT) company that is making a difference by breaking down the barriers & inefficiencies that exist in healthcare. We offer affordable technology products that allows providers, payers, and patients to securely run their business, take care of patients, and improve affordability. 

Why work here? We are an innovative organization recognized for being one of the nation’s leaders in standardized information exchange. So how do we do it? It’s no secret, we owe the past 30 years of our success to our outstanding and talented team members. 

How is Our Technology Used? We aggregate, transform, and exchange large amounts of healthcare data. Our data significantly helps the biggest healthcare organizations in the world make decisions.

Additional Information 

• No Travel requirements.
• The position has remote and flex-work policies.
• Disability accommodations.
• We are technologists and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and backgrounds of the communities and customers we serve – because that’s what our society, colleagues and communities deserve.
• This position may be exposed to PHI on a regular basis; however, only accesses the minimum necessary for completing tasks. In doing so, this position must comply with all UHIN Policies and Procedures with specific regard to PHI Privacy and Security sections and maintain confidentiality regarding the information being processed, stored, or accessed by the network.

Job Summary

The UHIN CHIE (Clinical Health Information Exchange) facilitates the secure exchange of clinical data across disparate healthcare systems to improve patient treatment and care coordination across the continuum of care. Interoperability is at the core of what we do and drives our efforts to standardize and integrate data across multiple exchange formats.

We are looking for a detail-oriented Biomedical or Health Informatics (or equivalent training in health information technology) Intern to join our clinical data team. In this role, you will be at the front lines of healthcare digital transformation, helping bridge the gap between complex clinical workflows and technical data exchange standards.

Your primary focus will be defining the "blueprints" that allow hospitals and healthcare providers to seamlessly share patient data with our systems. Interoperability is the backbone of modern medicine. By creating clear specifications, you are ensuring that a doctor in one facility has the information they need from another facility to make a life-saving decision.

Note: This is a technical role that requires a blend of clinical curiosity and engineering discipline.

Qualifications - Education, Experience and Skills

Required qualifications: In a graduate program (Master’s or Doctoral) in biomedical or  informatics or equivalent training in health information technology.  Training in HL7, FHIR, and CCD standards.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Hands-on experience working with healthcare data formats such as HL7 v2 messages, FHIR resources, or C-CDA (CCD) documents
• Experience with data mapping, data transformation, or ETL processes involving structured or clinical data
• Exposure to working with electronic health records (EHRs), health information exchanges (HIEs), or clinical data repositories
• Experience using tools such as API clients (e.g., Postman), or FHIR servers (e.g., HAPI FHIR)
• Prior academic, internship, or research work involving healthcare data integration, interoperability, or data quality

Education: Current student in a Master’s or Doctoral Biomedical or Health Informatics program or equivalent training in health information technology.

Experience: See preferred qualifications.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Working understanding of healthcare data standards (HL7 v2, CCD/C-CDA, or FHIR), their specifications and implementation guides on the HL7.org website.
• Ability to read and understand XML and JSON structures.
• A "big picture" understanding of how data flows within a hospital (from the EHR to the lab or pharmacy).
• Knowledge of coding systems (e.g., LOINC, SNOWMED, RxNorm, ICD, CPT, etc.)
• Extremely detail oriented
• Able to take complex topics and document them in a clear and straightforward manner.
• Basic understanding of data modeling, data mapping, or data transformation concepts

Certification or Licensure: none required. 

Mental and Physical Requirements: 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms and lift up to 50lbs. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

 WORK ENVIRONMENT  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to quiet.  This position involves being in an inside onsite or remote office and working in an individual cubicle/home office in a professional work environment.

Intern Responsibilities & Duties

As an intern, you will support the design and documentation of data exchange specifications. Your work will ensure that clinical information—such as labs, medications, and vitals—is accurate, standardized, and actionable.

• Specification Development: Create a canonical data model for the CHIE and draft technical implementation guides by documenting data specifications for  various exchange formats:
• • HL7 v2: Document required HL7 v2 message types, segments, fields, and local usage constraints for ADT and ORU submissions.
  • C-CDA (CCDs): Map clinical summary content to CCD templates.
  • FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources): Map required data elements to relevant FHIR resources and profiles, and document any CHIE-specific constraints
  • Define validation rules and conformance criteria for HL7 v2 messages, FHIR resources, and CCD documents
• Data Mapping: 
• • Develop a data mapping framework to align incoming HL7 v2 segments, FHIR resources, and CCD sections to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) requirements.
• Terminology Mapping:
• • Translate local hospital codes (local lab strings) into standard terminologies like LOINC, SNOMED CT, and RxNorm.
• Compare specifications against current USCDI: align specifications with current USCDI data standards and requirements.
• Stay current with evolving interoperability standards, including updates to FHIR, USCDI, and ONC regulations.

Knowledge and Experience you will gain 

• You’ll learn how to navigate the "alphabet soup" of healthcare standards in a real-world setting.
• Hands-on experience with integration engines and FHIR servers.
• The nuances of clinical terminology and why semantic interoperability is essential for healthcare IT.
• You will also have the opportunity to see and learn more about health information exchanges and clinical data uses and may be able to propose other projects you are interested in working on and learning about.

Benefits 

• Fully stocked break room free of charge, employee weekly lunch
• Flexible/Hybrid schedule (collaboration days onsite come Mondays and Tuesdays and then remote)
• Welcome you into one of the best company cultures!