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HDUs: What Are They All About?
Health Data Utility (HDU) is emerging as a critical component of the public health data ecosystem. This blog explains what HDUs are, how they differ from HIEs and QHINs, and why their expanded data integration and analytics capabilities are increasingly important for public health, policy, and cross-sector decision-making.
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Federal Immunization Policy Changes and Their Impact on the ICE Forecaster
Federal policy shifts put clinical decision support and the open-source Immunization Calculation Engine at the center of a vital question: How can we help users navigate a fractured landscape?
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Modernizing Public Health Data: Best Practices for Cloud Strategies and Management
As public health systems modernize, many agencies are transitioning from on-premise servers to cloud platforms that offer scalability, automation, and cost efficiency. In this blog, Mike Suralik outlines key strategies for cloud migration—covering FinOps, automation, and real-world lessons that help agencies improve agility, manage costs, and build resilient data systems for the future.
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HLN Releases ICE with Support for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations and Core Technical Enhancements
HLN has released an updated version of the open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) with support for revised COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and core technical enhancements. The release includes updated seasonal COVID-19 logic for pediatric patients and infrastructure improvements to simplify deployment for IIS and EHR implementers.
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Reflecting on the AIM 2025 Leadership in Action Conference
Reflections from the AIM 2025 Leadership in Action Conference provide an opportunity to celebrate the milestones and successes immunization program managers, staff and partners achieved together this year and look ahead to 2026!
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Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) to Continue Support for the Hepatitis B Birth Dose and Series Completion
The open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) evaluation and forecasting software will continue to support the hepatitis B birth dose and hepatitis B series completion, in line with the evidence base supporting these recommendations.
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