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Data Engineering & Interoperability
Build secure, interoperable pipelines that unify EHR, claims, and survey data into clean, analysis-ready datasets.
Overview
We design and implement data infrastructure that makes nutrition and health data usable at scale. We connect and standardize data across sources—EHR, claims, labs, registries, and dietary surveys—so it can be analyzed reliably and responsibly. Our approach prioritizes interoperability, data quality, and governance, and we can deliver end-to-end pipelines or integrate with partner systems and teams.
Deliverables
A list of tangible outputs and concrete products clients receive upon completion of the engagement.
- Data Architecture & Integration Plan — We define sources, data flows, standards, security requirements, and a delivery roadmap.
- Interoperable Data Pipelines — We build automated ingestion, transformation, and refresh workflows across EHR/claims/survey data.
- Standardized Data Model & Documentation — We deliver harmonized schemas, metadata, data dictionaries, and versioned specifications.
- Quality Controls & Monitoring — We implement QA/QC rules, validation checks, and monitoring for completeness, consistency, and drift.
- Secure Data Access & Handover Package — We provide role-based access patterns, governance-aligned workflows, and technical handover documentation.
Methods
The specific scientific approaches, analytical techniques, and standards used to execute the work.
- Interoperability Standards — We align to standards and common vocabularies to support consistent mapping and exchange, where relevant.
- Data Harmonization & Linkage — We map variables across sources, manage identifiers and linkage logic, and document assumptions transparently.
- ETL/ELT Engineering — We design robust pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and structured outputs with reproducible builds.
- Privacy & Governance— We apply role-based access, data minimization, audit trails, and GDPR-aligned practices.
- Quality Engineering — We implement automated validation, anomaly detection, and continuous QA/QC checks.
- Partner-integrated Implementation — We work with client IT, vendors, and data owners to fit within existing infrastructure and constraints.
Metrics we track
The key performance indicators and measurable outcomes used to evaluate success and demonstrate impact.
- Pipeline Reliability — We track refresh success rates, latency, and error rates across scheduled runs.
- Data Completeness & Quality — We monitor missingness, consistency checks, outlier rates, and validation failures.
- Interoperability Readiness — We track mapping coverage to standards/vocabularies and the stability of transformations across versions.
- Security & Governance — We verify access controls, audit logs, and compliance-aligned handling procedures.
- Reproducibility — We track documentation completeness, version control coverage, and the ability to rebuild datasets end-to-end.
- Decision Readiness — We confirm datasets and outputs meet pre-specified analytical requirements and stakeholder use cases.
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