BY Marcey Propp ON EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Public Health | RCKMS
Exploring ways to improve interjurisdictional electronic immunization data exchange, the Digital Bridge Immunization Workgroup engaged HLN Consulting to conduct a series of interviews with clinicians and public health stakeholders to document successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in sharing electronic vaccine records across state lines.
Read more >BY Kate McMahon ON ASTP/ONC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | TEFCA
HLN attended the Sequoia Project Annual Meeting in Nashville on December 11th, 2024, where healthcare systems and IT professionals discussed advancements in data interoperability, national models like TECFA, and strategies for broad adoption and usability of these frameworks.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp and Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON DMI | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HIMSS | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Public Health
HLN demonstrated two of its solutions for IIS interoperability and immunization decision support at the HIMSS25 Conference in Las Vegas. Our efforts related to FHIR for IIS and our award-winning open source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) were presented as part of the Interop+SMART Experience Pavilion. Thankfully, what happens in Vegas can be shared with you!
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON DMI | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HIMSS | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Public Health | TEFCA
HLN shares its experience in attending the HIMSS25 conference in Las Vegas, from being an elite sponsor of the Public Health Data Modernization Pre-conference Forum to providing reflections on the conference from a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp and Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON ASTHO | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Procurement | Public Health | Technology
Both IIS and DSS are looking for potential solutions offered by a small cadre of vendors and products that will enable them to modernize, innovate and sustain their public health platforms over the next several years. Read about how HLN team helps agencies think through their options.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Project Management | Public Health
Civitas Networks for Health has a new draft Health Data Utility (HDU) resource, which is now open for public comment. See our comments from a public health perspective.
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 Noam Arzt ON ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
In September 2024 ASTP/ONC released the 2024 status report to Congress on the Cures Act. Read our summary of this report with a particular eye on its impact on public health and implications for the future.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In September 2024, ASTP/ONC released a Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan for public comment – the Federal government has declared FHIR “ready for prime time.” Read a short public health perspective on this plan.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | NACCHO | Public Health
HLN was a proud sponsor of the County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) annual meeting, held from October 2, 2024 in Santa Rosa, CA. Get details of the event.
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