HLN will see you at CSTE 2026 in Boston
HLN is excited to connect with public health experts, leaders, epidemiologists, informaticians and partners at the CSTE 2026 conference in Boston.
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AIRA 2026 National Meeting: Community, Collaboration and Commitment
BY Marcey Propp ON AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | Events | FHIR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | TEFCA
Again, AIRA’s 2026 National Meeting did not disappoint. Read HLN’s perspective on what makes this forum so special.
Read more >The AIRA 2026 National Meeting is Coming Soon…to Pittsburgh, PA
BY Marcey Propp ON Public Health | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | Events | FHIR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS)
Come hear about everything that is happening within the IIS Community, including AI, at the AIRA 2026 National Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Stop by our booth #8 or come hear our presentations, because together, we give public health a very loud voice!
Read more >Looking back at Public Health at HIMSS2026: From a drop in the ocean to a soft sprinkle
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 >Modernizing Public Health Data: Best Practices for Cloud Strategies and Management
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.
Read more >Reflecting on the AIM 2025 Leadership in Action Conference
BY Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | Events | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Public Health
Reflections from the AIM 2025 Leadership in Action Conference provide an opportunity to celebrate the milestones and successes immunization program managers, staff and partners achieved together this year and look ahead to 2026!
Read more >Reflecting on the 2025 AMIA Annual Symposium
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | DM | Events
Reflecting on the 2025 AMIA Annual Symposium! Great content and networking in Atlanta. The “small but mighty” public health presence affirmed informatics’ crucial role in Public Health.
Read more >The Data Modernization View from St. Louis: PHIG ARC 2025
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 >HLN Consulting Exhibited and Presented at 2025 NACCHO360 in Anaheim, California
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | AI | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | NACCHO | Technology
The 2025 NACCHO360 Conference in Anaheim brought together over 2,200 passionate public health professionals — and a touch of Disney magic. HLN was excited to connect with peers in the exhibit hall and PHI*Con Informatics, Surveillance, and IT sessions. We also co-presented a poster with the MN DOH and U of M.
Read more >HLN Consulting to Exhibit and Present at NACCHO360 2025 in Anaheim, California
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | NACCHO | Technology
HLN team attended and actively participated at the CSTE24 in Pittsburgh. Learn about our team’s perspective and highlights of the event here.
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