BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON Public Health | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | NACCHO | Project Management
Phi*Con and NACCHO360 in Louisville, KY was an illuminating and motivational experience. The HLN team reflects on their experience as exhibitors, speakers and attendees.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON CSTE | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | Project Management | Public Health
The CSTE 2026 Annual Conference brought together more than 2,400 public health professionals for collaboration, learning, and innovation. In this post, HLN’s Aasa Dahlberg Schmit reflects on her experience as an exhibitor, speaker and attendee, highlighting both data modernization and the human stories behind the data.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON CSTE | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | Project Management | Public Health
HLN is excited to connect with public health experts, leaders, epidemiologists, informaticians and partners at the CSTE 2026 conference in Boston.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | CDC | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | Planning | Project Management | Syndromic Surveillance | TEFCA
The CDC has just released its 2026 Public Health Data Strategy (PHDS) annual update, providing guidelines for data modernization across the U.S. For public health organizations navigating DMI projects, these updates offer important guidance on upcoming technical requirements and federal priorities for data modernization. Read our summary of what’s changing.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON DM | AI | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | Events | HIMSS | Public Health
At a conference the scale of HIMSS, public health can feel like a single drop in a vast ocean. But as HLN’s Aasa Dahlberg Schmit reflects on HIMSS26, that presence is growing. Her takeaways capture a community in transition — one where incremental steps and collaborative strategies are slowly turning the tide toward modernized, resilient public health information systems.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In December 2025, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) released the draft HTI-5 proposed rule. HLN conducted a detailed review with particular attention to its implications for public health and submitted formal comments outlining key considerations for the public health community.
Read more >BY Mike Berry ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | CDC | Data Governance | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Public Health | TEFCA
This post summarizes HLN Consulting’s comments on the Sequoia Project’s draft Public Health Interoperability Policy Roadmap, highlighting governance, standards, and implementation considerations.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON HIE & Interoperability | DM
Overview of Civitas Networks for HealthⓇ 2025 Impact Report, reflecting on over two decades of progress since its inception in 2001.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DM | HIE & Interoperability | Public Health | TEFCA
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.
Read more >BY Michael J. Suralik ON Public Health | Cloud Computing | DM | Events | Planning | Project Management | Technology
As public health systems modernize, many agencies are transitioning from on-premise servers to cloud platforms that offer scalability, automation, and cost efficiency. In this blog, Mike Suralik outlines key strategies for cloud migration—covering FinOps, automation, and real-world lessons that help agencies improve agility, manage costs, and build resilient data systems for the future.
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