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ONC Releases Pediatric Health IT Developer Informational Resources

by Noam Arzton June 30, 2020

In June 2020 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a Pediatric Health Information Technology: Developer Informational Resource. The primary purpose of the guide is to assist electronic health record (EHR) software developers in improving their products to better support pediatric health requirements. The origin of this initiative is the 21st Century Cures Act which is Section 4001 calls on ONC to, “make recommendations for the voluntary certification of health information technology for use by pediatric health providers to support the health care of children.”

HLN Releases Update to its Award Winning Open Source Immunization Forecaster

by Noam Arzton February 17, 2020

On February 12, 2020, HLN released a new version (v1.22.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). 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.

HLN Releases Version 1.21.1 of its Award Winning Open Source Immunization Forecaster

by Noam Arzton October 15, 2019

On October 15, 2019, HLN released a new version (v1.21.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). 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.

This version includes important updates including:

Updated HPV rules as per the June 2019 ACIP approved recommendations, including a harmonized recommendation for catch-up vaccination for males and females through age 26 years and recommendation based on shared clinical decision making for individuals aged 27 through 45 years who are not adequately vaccinated.
Slight change to the way the dose number included in the vMR output is determined.
A duplicate shot/same day fix whereby a non-combination shot might be selected instead of the combination shot.

The full software release is available for download at https://cdsframework.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ICE/Downloads. A revised ICE Implementation Guide is also available. The ICE code systems and codes are now accessible in Google Sheets as an added convenience. These are the codes as those in the Implementation Guide. The codes will be updated in both the places.

See the feature article about ICE in Open Health News.

HLN Releases Update to its Award Winning Open Source Immunization Forecaster

by Noam Arzton August 28, 2019

On August 28, 2019, HLN released a new version (v1.20.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). 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.

This version includes important updates to the DTP Vaccine Group including:

Updated the Adolescent Tdap Recommendation and Evaluation rules as per the latest Tdap guidance included in the 2019 CDC Immunization Schedule.
Added a rule requiring that in order for the primary series to be complete via the DTP 3-dose series, at least one of the doses administered must be a pertussis-containing vaccine.

The full software release is available for download at https://cdsframework.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ICE/Downloads. A revised ICE Implementation Guide is also available.

See the feature article about ICE in Open Health News.

HLN Attends AIRA 2019 Annual Meeting and Anniversary Celebration!

by Noam Arzton July 1, 2019

HLN attended the American Immunization Registry Association National Meeting on August 13-15, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN. Over 400 individuals from a wide variety of organizations attended, visited our booth (as a Gold Sponsor), and attend one of the many presentations delivered. This year AIRA celebrating its twentieth anniversary and HLN is proud to be among its founding members.