BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | DM | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HIMSS | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source | Public Health | TEFCA
HLN shares its experience in attending the HIMSS25 conference in Las Vegas, from being an elite sponsor of the Public Health Data Modernization Pre-conference Forum to providing reflections on the conference from a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp and Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | ASTHO | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | Procurement | Public Health | Technology
Both IIS and DSS are looking for potential solutions offered by a small cadre of vendors and products that will enable them to modernize, innovate and sustain their public health platforms over the next several years. Read about how HLN team helps agencies think through their options.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | Project Management | Public Health
Civitas Networks for Health has a new draft Health Data Utility (HDU) resource, which is now open for public comment. See our comments from a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AI | CDC | Cloud Computing | DM | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Open Source | Planning | Procurement | Project Management | Public Health | Technology
We are at an interesting crossroads for Immunization Information Systems (IIS). Several jurisdictions have recently started to replace their IIS with different products and pursue a variety of strategies, with several others waiting in the wings to see how these projects fare. Several differing strategies have emerged. Here are some key attributes that are important for any IIS moving forward to ensure sustainability.
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 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 Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DM | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | NACCHO | Public Health
HLN was a proud sponsor of the County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) annual meeting, held from October 2, 2024 in Santa Rosa, CA. Get details of the event.
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.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | CDC | COVID-19 | HIE & Interoperability | Matching | Planning | Public Health
Read about a recent GAO Medicaid report related to the use of immunization data during the COVID-19 pandemic
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