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Public Health Informatics Priorities
With the end of the pandemic and the change in administration, public health informatics is at a crucial crossroad. HLN identifies five key issues facing public health agency informatics programs as they consider their data needs moving forward.
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HLN Consulting is Back at HIMSS25!
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)!
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HLN supports updates to several vaccine groups in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster
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.
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IIS and DSS: A Common Path to Modernization
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.
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Civitas HDU Framework Supplement
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.
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HLN Compiles Training Resources for Workforce Acceleration Initiative Placements
HLN collaborated with the CDC Foundation to compile and develop public health informatics training resources to support the transition of placements of IT and data experts in state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health agencies across the country to support the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI aims to accelerate data system modernization and data utilization to support public health action.
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