HLN Consulting – Public Health Informatics and Open Source Experts

“We thrive on new challenges. At HLN Consulting, we are driven to excellence through collaborative partnerships—large and small—to help our public health informatics clients successfully deploy innovative, open source solutions. Through our commitment to strategic planning and data modernization, we continue to strengthen and enhance public health systems to meet both current and future challenges.”
– Dr. Noam Arzt, President

Welcome

HLN Consulting is a leading health information technology consulting company. Our mission is to enhance and support the capabilities of public health organizations and healthcare providers by providing high-quality consulting services, strategic planning, and software development including open source.

Who We Are

What We Do

Develop and maintain new or existing systems for our clients

Manage a process to ensure successful roll out of new systems

Devise innovative strategies to solve organizational challenges

Featured Solutions

IIS on FHIR®!

Leveraging a proven methodology and tools to operationalize a new immunization information system (IIS)

Open Source immunization evaluation and forecasting

Replacing a decommissioned product with a well-supported system while adding a useful enhancement

Timeline graphic outlining HLN’s IIS migration phases, from planning and stakeholder engagement to system go-live.

Ensuring successful system migration

Leveraging a proven methodology and tools to operationalize a new immunization information system (IIS)

Recent Blog Posts

Leveraging the ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster during COVID

Like many things in the age of COVID, the vaccine development landscape is
unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes. There are over 100 SARS vaccines currently in development, many of which are utilizing new technologies not used in any currently licensed vaccine. The potential impact on immunization schedules (clinical guidelines for clinicians) and immunization clinical decision support is significant.

Revolutionizing Vaccine Management: HLN Completes All Phases of VTrckS API Integration

HLN is leveraging technology for public health advancement that serves as a model for health jurisdictions seeking to modernize their vaccine management systems and build more resilient and responsive public health infrastructures. The ability to directly connect IIS systems to, and exchange data with the CDC’s VTrckS in a more efficient and accurate manner will ultimately lead public health jurisdictions to better health outcomes for the communities they serve.

CDC Wants Input on Public Health Data Intermediaries. Jurisdictions Should Help Define What Works

CDC is seeking input on how data intermediaries should support public health exchange. HLN looks at what the RFI means for jurisdictions, drawing on discussions at Civitas to highlight data quality, accountability, implementation, and sustainability considerations.

HLN Updates ICE to Support Medical Societies’ Routine COVID-19 Recommendations for the 2026–2027 Season

HLN has released ICE v2.59.1, adding support for the routine 2026–2027 COVID-19 immunization recommendations issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians, along with a new mRNA influenza vaccine. Building on existing influenza and RSV functionality, ICE now supports the medical societies’ evidence-based routine immunization recommendations for the 2026–2027 respiratory season. See the latest logic in action using the free CDS Insight demonstration and testing tool.