BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | Cloud Computing | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIMSS | Public Health
Noam Arzt, president at HLN Consulting, discusses public health agencies’ most pressing issues, including the end of pandemic funding, the change of administration and the need to modernize IT systems.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp and Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON AIRA | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | Events | HIMSS | Public Health | TEFCA
Join us at HIMSS25! HLN Consulting co-sponsors the pre-conference forum, focusing on data and system modernization. Also, don’t miss HLN at the Interoperability & Smart Pavilion (#3318-30)!
Read more >BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
On February 17, 2024, HLN released a new version (v2.45.2) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON AI | CDC | Cloud Computing | DMI | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Planning | Procurement | Project Management | Public Health | Technology
We are at an interesting crossroads for Immunization Information Systems (IIS). Several jurisdictions have recently started to replace their IIS with different products and pursue a variety of strategies, with several others waiting in the wings to see how these projects fare. Several differing strategies have emerged. Here are some key attributes that are important for any IIS moving forward to ensure sustainability.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp ON AIRA | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | Events | HIMSS | Public Health | TEFCA
The HIMSS24 pre-conference public health workshop was highly successful, bringing together a diverse group of participants to discuss and advance key public health topics. Building on this success, the HIMSS25 pre-conference public health session, co-sponsored by HLN Consulting, is now open for admission, inviting more voices to join the conversation on public health data and system modernization.
Read more >BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
On November 1, 2024, HLN released a new version (v2.44.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON AIRA | ASTP/ONC | CDC | CSTE | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
As the comment period for ASTP/ONC’s HTI-2 proposed rule passes, HLN summarizes some key thoughts from a public health perspective on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | COVID-19 | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Matching | Planning | Public Health
Read about a recent GAO Medicaid report related to the use of immunization data during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | Immunization Information System (IIS) | NACCHO | Public Health | RCKMS | Syndromic Surveillance
HLN presented at PHI*con and attended NACCHO360, which had a turnout of over 3,500 participants. Here are some highlights from our team, including the PHI*con presentation link.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | Public Health | RCKMS | TEFCA
TEFCA and public health took a big step forward with the first SOP document. Read our perspective on how TEFCA and public health are developing.
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