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CMS Immunization Measures Updates to the 2026 Child and Adult Core Sets
Recent changes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in immunization quality measures in the Child and Adult Core Sets fundamentally jeopardize the outlook for vaccine equity and mark a pivotal moment for public health. Read why a jurisdiction’s Immunization Information System (IIS) is now a more vital asset in data-driven vaccine decision making.
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HLN Attends the 2026 ASTP Annual Meeting
The 2026 ASTP (Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy) Annual Meeting highlighted strong federal momentum around interoperability, patient access, and AI—alongside infrastructure gaps and limited public health representation.
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The Sequoia Project’s Public Health Interoperability Roadmap
This post summarizes HLN Consulting’s comments on the Sequoia Project’s draft Public Health Interoperability Policy Roadmap, highlighting governance, standards, and implementation considerations.
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HLN Adds New Vaccine Groups to the Open Source Immunization Calculation Engine Forecaster
HLN has released a new version of the open source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software, adding support for four additional vaccine groups: cholera, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid, and yellow fever. The ICE default immunization schedule now supports immunization evaluation and forecasting across 22 vaccine groups.
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Civitas Releases 2025 Impact Report
Overview of Civitas Networks for HealthⓇ 2025 Impact Report, reflecting on over two decades of progress since its inception in 2001.
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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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