ADA RFP Response

Diabetes Data Registry & Clinical Decision Support Tool

A focused microsite for the American Diabetes Association proposal: why this work matters, how our approach maps to Appendix E, and how the project moves from discovery through national scale.

Section 1

Why Choose Us

Shared voices on why this matters.

The shortest path to understanding our commitment is to hear why this matters to us. This YouTube Short leads with the people behind the proposal and the patients whose care depends on getting this right.

Human stakes. Technical depth. One accountable team.

We combine healthcare data engineering, EHR integration, and product delivery discipline with a personal connection to the ADA's mission.

Aim 1

Recognize centers meeting Standards of Care via quarterly practice-level benchmarking, beginning Phase II.

Aim 2

Support clinicians with EMR-based decision support embedded inside their existing EHR workflow.

Aim 3

Build a secure, de-identified diabetes registry for population-health reporting and research.

Why one team matters: The CDS tool and registry share a data backbone, a phase rhythm, and a governance model. When the ADA finalizes each Data Dictionary tier, both components consume it together.

Six Feet Up and Atomic Object bring combined experience in HIPAA-governed cloud platforms, EHR integrations, and health data pipelines — the specific disciplines this program requires.

Section 2

Product Walkthrough

This walkthrough shows how the proposal becomes a usable product. We start with the registry: the research data asset, the data-quality and provenance controls that make it trustworthy, and the governance workflows that let ADA share data responsibly. Then we move into the CDS Tool: the point-of-care layer embedded in the EHR, where CQL measures become care gaps, alerts, worklists, and clinician feedback loops.

The story closes on the daily operating loop that ties the two halves together: OMOP data powers the registry, shared measure definitions compile to CQL for bedside decision support, care gaps drive clinician action, and the results flow back into center recognition scorecards aligned to the ADA Standards of Care.

Act 1: Registry

The first half tours dashboards, pipelines, vocabulary mapping, quality scoring, provenance, research governance, cohorting, export, and secure analysis.

Act 2: CDS Tool

The second half moves into the clinician workflow: in-EHR alert cards, SMART patient detail, care-gap worklists, rules management, preferences, and analytics.

The Daily Loop

Research data and bedside care, closing the same loop, every day.

Section 3

How the Solution Maps to Appendix E

Appendix E lays out three Data Dictionary phases, a pilot beginning at Epic sites, and a longer arc toward national launch. We deliver against that in four phases: discovery, then three implementation phases aligned to the ADA's Phase I, II, and III labels.

One note on pilot site count: Appendix E's slides reference three pilot centers for EHR Tool testing, while the ADA's supplier Q&A answers specify two Epic sites for the pilot. We follow the Q&A as the more recent and authoritative source and scope the pilot to two sites.

Delivery Phase 1: Discovery

Four weeks, post-award

A focused four-week discovery period resolves the CDS deployment model, alert behavior, registry-to-CDS data contract, de-identification boundary, Phase I Data Dictionary mappings, and pilot-site integration specifics.

Delivery Phase 2: Foundation and Pilot

Appendix E Phase I · approximately months 1 to 6 post-discovery

This phase establishes the foundation and proves the path from EHR to clinician and from clinical data to registry. On the CDS side, we build the embedded SMART on FHIR application, Epic integration at the two pilot sites, and first rule sets covering the Phase I Standards.

On the registry side, we stand up the core cloud environment, build the ingestion pipeline, run the five-year historical backfill, and map the Phase I Data Dictionary to the common data model.

Delivery Phase 3: Expansion and Refinement

Appendix E Phase II · approximately months 7 to 8 post-discovery

Phase II extends the clinical scope and brings population-health reporting online. The CDS tool gains comorbidity rule sets while the registry begins producing de-identified aggregate benchmarking that supports recognition of centers meeting Standards of Care.

Delivery Phase 4: National Scale Begins

Appendix E Phase III · approximately months 9 to 12 post-discovery

Phase III completes the Data Dictionary with population-care Standards and incorporates the annual ADA Standards refresh through a coordinated registry schema migration and matched CDS rules update.

Expansion and National Launch

2027 through 2028 and beyond

The footprint grows toward roughly ten additional clinics with a second EMR through 2027, then toward national availability with multi-EHR support over several years. New centers come online through configuration, not per-site rebuilds.

A note on Appendix E's own labelsThe EHR-tool testing windows and the Data Dictionary phases overlap in the ADA's Gantt. We keep the ADA's labeling intact and plan the work to fit it.

Section 4

Timeline

Project delivering across Discovery and three phases, sequenced to Appendix E, with all Data Dictionary work complete by end of July 2027.

Discovery
Upfront alignment
Aug 2026 - Wks 1-4
Data contract agreed. Build plan validated.
Phase I
Foundation & Pilot
Sep 2026 - mid-Mar 2027
CDS live in Epic. 5yr data loaded. Data contract locked.
Phase II
Comorbidities & Reporting
mid-Mar - end-Apr 2027
Quarterly benchmarking live. Comorbidity rules deployed.
Phase III
Population Care & Refresh
May - end-Jul 2027
Data Dictionary complete. 2027 Standards refresh applied.
Workstream
Timing
Discovery - Aug 2026 (Wks 1-4)
Agreed registry-to-CDS data contract
Wk 4
Confirmed Phase I dataset & schema
Wk 4
AWS current state & tech standards confirmed
Wk 2-3
Validated build plan
Wk 4
Phase I - Foundation & Pilot (Wks 5-30)
CDS: Embedded SMART on FHIR app built
Wks 5-14
CDS: Epic integration live at 2 pilot sites
Wks 9-26
CDS: Phase I clinical rules (SOC 2,7,8,9)
Wks 11-30
CDS: Alert & recommendation delivery (KOL-led)
Wks 16-30
CDS: Pilot onboarding & go-live at 2 Epic sites
Wks 23-30
CDS: Epic marketplace review submitted
Wks 12-26
Registry: Cloud foundation & infrastructure-as-code
Wks 5-12
Registry: Ingestion pipeline & 5-year historical backfill
Wks 7-28
Registry: OMOP normalization (Phase I dictionary)
Wks 11-24
Registry: Data quality & governance framework
Wks 9-20
Registry: De-identification & research dataset layer
Wks 13-30
Registry: Security, compliance & audit controls
Wks 5-18
Registry: AI/ML enablement & real-world evidence layer
Wks 14-21
Registry: Researcher portal (early start for P2)
Wks 29-32
Registry: EHR app-store review
Wks 30-32
OUTCOME: CDS live in Epic, 5yr data loaded, data contract locked
End Wk 32
Phase II - Comorbidities & Population Reporting (Wks 31-36)
CDS: Comorbidity rule sets (SOC 4,6,10,11)
Wks 31-36
CDS: Monitoring, quality reporting & benchmarking
Wks 31-36
Registry: Researcher portal & data access API (cont.)
Wks 31-36
Registry: IRB & research governance tooling
Wks 31-36
Registry: Center recognition & benchmarking
Wks 31-36
Registry + CDS: Second EMR onboarding begins
Wks 33-36+
OUTCOME: Quarterly benchmarking live, comorbidity rules deployed, aggregate data flowing
End Wk 36
Phase III - Population Care & 2027 Standards Refresh (Wks 37-49)
CDS: Population-care rules (SOC 3,5,12*,13,14,15,16)
Wks 37-46
CDS: Training, documentation & change management
Wks 37-44
Registry: Consent & recontact registry
Wks 37-44
Registry + CDS: 2027 Standards refresh (schema + rules)
Wks 43-49
OUTCOME: Data Dictionary complete, 2027 refresh applied, ~12 months post-award
End Wk 49
Expansion & National Launch - Aug 2027 - 2028+
~10 additional clinics and second EMR through 2027
Wks 49+
Multi-EHR national availability over several years
Ongoing
New centers onboarded by configuration, not rebuild
Ongoing
Cross-cutting - All Phases
Program management & ADA Leadership Team governance
Wks 1-49+
Pilot center engagement & change management
Wks 5-49
Discovery
Phase I - Foundation & Pilot
Phase II - Comorbidities & Reporting
Phase III - Population Care & Refresh
Expansion horizon
Cross-cutting
Phase outcome

* Standard 12 carried from Appendix E slides; noted for ADA confirmation.