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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.”

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Senate White Paper: Preparing for the Next Pandemic

by Noam Arzton June 22, 2020

On June 10, 2020 the US Senate released a white paper titled “Preparing for the Next Pandemic” under the signature of Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. The white paper has five recommendations to address future pandemics based on lessons learned from COVID-19 and the past 20 years of pandemic planning. “The five recommendations…along with a series of questions at the end of this white paper, are intended to elicit recommendations that Congress can consider and act on this year,” Alexander said in a statement, adding that “I am inviting comments, responses, and any additional recommendations for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to consider. This feedback will be shared with my colleagues, both Democrat and Republican.” This feedback from the public will be accepted until June 26, 2020 and can be submitted to PandemicPreparedness@help.senate.gov.

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Leveraging the ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster during COVID-19

by Lux Phatakon April 29, 2020

Like many things in the age of COVID-19, the vaccine development landscape is unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes. There are over 100 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines currently in development, many of which are utilizing new technologies not used in any currently licensed vaccine. The potential impact on immunization schedules (clinical guidelines for clinicians) and immunization clinical decision support is significant.

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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.

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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.