BY Marcey Propp and Ken Hughes ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | ASTP/ONC | CDC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
At the PHIG ARC held in St. Louis, HLN Consulting presented data modernization work in Sedgwick County, KS, along with findings from site visits in VA, MN, and RI. With 500+ attendees, the meeting showcased how states, locals, territories, and tribes advanced modernization and workforce initiatives—reinforcing the urgent need to strengthen systems like IIS to meet public health challenges.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Federal Rulemaking | ASTP/ONC | CDC | COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
CMS recently released its HTI-4 final rule covering hospital payment systems and health technology standards. While not focused on public health, several things in the 2,000+ page rule stand out – including the absence of any public health system certification and a new bonus Promoting Interoperability measure using TEFCA.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | FHIR | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Public Health | TEFCA
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking based on requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act. Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >BY Kate McMahon ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | DM | 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 CDC | AIRA | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DM | Events | HIMSS | Public Health | TEFCA
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)!
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DM | 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 Marcey Propp ON CDC | AIRA | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DM | Events | HIMSS | Public Health | TEFCA
The HIMSS24 pre-conference public health workshop was highly successful, bringing together a diverse group of participants to discuss and advance key public health topics. Building on this success, the HIMSS25 pre-conference public health session, co-sponsored by HLN Consulting, is now open for admission, inviting more voices to join the conversation on public health data and system modernization.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | 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 Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
ASTP/ONC releases final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan – see our brief comments from a public health standpoint.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | ASTP/ONC | CDC | CSTE | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
As the comment period for ASTP/ONC’s HTI-2 proposed rule passes, HLN summarizes some key thoughts from a public health perspective on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule.
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