Mohammad Ishtiaque Rahman
Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Thomas More University
I am an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Systems at Thomas More University with over five years of research experience in Health Informatics. My expertise spans healthcare information systems, data quality, data analytics, and the software development life-cycle. I have extensive experience analyzing large-scale healthcare datasets such as Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) data, All Payers Claims Data (APCD), and Home Health Compare (HHC) data. My research addresses critical challenges in healthcare information technology, focusing on improving data quality and enabling technology adoption among healthcare providers and caregivers. In addition to my academic role, I have contributed to the development of software tools utilized by federal health administration agencies. My scholarly work includes peer-reviewed conference proceedings and posters presented at prominent venues such as the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium and the Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge (MCBK) annual meetings.
MY EXPERIENCES
Research Assistant and Lab Coordinator
Health IT Lab @ UMBC
June 2018 - May 2022
Coordinated a team of four research assistants, three professional programmers, and multiple interns
Managed development projects of two desktop applications and two web systems
Designed the database architecture and maintained them for one desktop and one web application. Developed migrations and applied if and when needed
Streamlined both manual and automated software tests. Recruited more than 50 test users. Identified and resolved more than 75 bugs across multiple software
Presented developed software in front of federal health administration agency professionals, i.e., Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Conducted requirement analysis and software-usability feedback interviews with MDH and out-of-state health professionals
Maintained developers guide which ensured seamless transition of at least two programmers and multiple research assistants during the development cycle
Assistant Professor
Computer and Information Systems, Thomas More University
2024 - Now
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Python
Data Structure
Introduction to C
Courses Designed:
Introduction to Information Systems
Project Management
Web Programming
Data Analytics and Visualization
Teaching Assistant
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2019 - 2021
Courses:
Introduction to Information Systems
Data Communications and Networks
Social Media Application and Analytics
Decision Support System
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ph.D. in Information Systems 2018 - 2024
University of Dhaka
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management Information Systems 2016 - 2017
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
MS in Information Systems 2018 - 2021
University of Dhaka
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management Information Systems 2012 - 2015
PUBLICATIONS
M. I. Rahman, ”The Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on CMS HCC Risk Scores for Aged/Dual (AGDU) Beneficiaries in the US”, 2024 9th International Conference on Intelligent Informatics and Biomedical Sciences (ICIIBMS), Okinawa, Japan, 2024 [Link]
M. I. Rahman, ”Beyond City Limits: Exploring Home Health Agency Performance Across Rural-Urban Continuum Codes in the United States”, 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), Puebla, Mexico, 2024 [Link]
J. Alam and M. I. Rahman, ”Does IT Knowledge Translate into Security Awareness And Secure Smartphone Behavior? An Empirical View from Bangladesh,” 2024 4th International Conference on Innovative Research in Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (IRASET), FEZ, Morocco, 2024, pp. 1-5 [Link]
K. Sharmin and M. I. Rahman, ”Digital Forensics: Assessing Enhanced Evidence Collection and New Perspectives for Strengthening Crime-Combating Efforts in the Bangladesh Police,” 2024 4th International Conference on Innovative Research in Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (IRASET), FEZ, Morocco, 2024, pp. 1-5 [Link]
F. B. Emdad, B. Ravuri, L. Ayinde and M. I. Rahman, ””ChatGPT, a Friend or Foe for Education?” Analyzing the User’s Perspectives on The Latest AI Chatbot Via Reddit,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI), Gwalior, India, 2024, pp. 1-5 [Link]
Rahman, M. I., Emdad, F. B., Islam, C. M., & He, Z. (2023, November). Uncovering the Interplay of Demographics and Healthcare Provider Availability on CMS HCC Risk Scores for Disabled Beneficiaries. In International Conference on e-Health and Bioengineering (pp. 593-600). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. [Link]
Conference Proceedings
Peer Reviewed Posters
Jademi, O., Rahman, A., and Koru, G., (2021). Challenges and Opportunities of Information Technology Adoption by the Caregivers of Home Care Patients. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium, San Diego, USA [Link]
Koru, G., Yerram, S., & Rahman, A. (2021). A public repository to mobilize computable biomedical knowledge artifacts. Annual public meeting: Mobilizing computable biomedical knowledge (MCBK 2021). Learning Health Systems, 6(1), e10300. Wiley Open Access. [Link]
Rahman, A., Emdad, F., and Koru, G., (2020). Development and Evaluation of the Data Quality Toolkit: Toward Collaborative Improvement of Data Quality in Healthcare Organizations. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium. [Link]
Rahman, A., Emdad, F., and Koru, G., (2019). Addressing the Pressing Home Care Coordination Challenges and Opportunities: A Systematic Review. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium, Washington DC, 2019. [Link]
Workshops and Presentations
Fall 2020. Zhang, Y, Rahman, A., and Koru, G. Characterization of US Home Health Agencies with Respect to Utilization Outcomes, International Conference on Home Healthcare, Hospice and Information Technology, Virtual Conference 2020.
Fall 2019. Development of Home Care Quality Toolkit. 26th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference, Huston, Texas.
Fall 2019. Rahman, A., Emdad, F., and Koru, G.. Development and Usability Evaluation of a Software Toolkit to Support Continuous Quality Improvement in Home Health Agencies, International Conference on Home Healthcare, Hospice and Information Technology, Seattle 2019.
Fall 2019. Comparison and visualization of performance measures for Home Health Agencies with the Home Care Quality Toolkit. 2019 Annual Meeting of Maryland National Capital Homecare Association, Baltimore, Maryland
Spring 2020. Demonstration of Data Quality Toolkit. Presented the Data Quality Toolkit, developed by Health IT Lab @ UMBC to Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland
PROJECTS
Home care Quality Toolkit (HCQT)
A desktop application to summarize, visualize and compare the performance of Home Health Agencies (HHAs) using the Home Health Compare (HHC) data. Tech used: Tcl/Tk, Python, Gnuplot, SQlite
Data Quality Toolkit
A toolkit developed for and funded by the Maryland Department of Health to identify and resolve MMIS data defects. Tech used: Tcl/Tk, C++, Python, Gnuplot, SQlite
Transition Plan of a Federal System
A complete plan for transitioning of a federal (Maryland) web system from one staging to another. The plan included: hardware update requirements, code re-factoring requirements, and the cost estimation.
CBK.PUB
A public repository for publishing computable biomedical knowledge artifacts (CBKs) to make making them findable, universally accessible, highly inter-operable, and readily reusable. Tech used: HTML, CSS, Jquery, Postgres, Rest API
AWARDS
President’s Scout Award
2011
Received from His Excellency the honorable President of Bangladesh for individual achievements as a scouter.
Shapla Cub Award
2006
Received from the honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh for individual achievements as a cub scouter.
CONTACT
Office:
Academic Building 306,
Thomas More University,
333 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills,
Kentucky, 41017
email: rahmanm@thomasmore.edu