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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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ICE 2.47.1 Released: Enhanced Vaccine Evaluation & Forecasting
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
HLN released a new version of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software, bringing important updates and enhancements to ICE vaccine evaluation and forecasting.
Read more >AIRA 2025 National Meeting Did Not Disappoint!
BY Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AI | AIRA | ASTHO | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DM | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Public Health | Technology
The AIRA 2025 National Meeting did not disappoint as we came together as an IIS community in Spokane, WA (April 28 – May 1) to learn and discuss key topics of IIS modernization, sustainability, interoperability, AI and the timely concept of managing change. The opportunity to share ideas, best practices and lessons learned across the public health ecosystem was inspiring to all who attended. Read more about HLN’s experience and thoughts on the AIRA 2025 National Meeting.
Read more >The Key to Data Modernization? Getting Your Agency on the Same Page
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AI | ASTHO | DM | Public Health | Technology
Contracted by ASTHO, HLN conducted data modernization site visits in Virginia, Minnesota, and Rhode Island in August and September 2024. Through presentations, exercises, and discussions, state health department participants assessed their data modernization strategy and plan to achieve the CDC’s goals and objectives. The site visits identified each agency’s approach to data modernization, challenges, and best practices. They culminated in a report of key findings and recommendations for other public health agencies to use in their data modernization journey.
Read more >HLN supports updates to several vaccine groups in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
On April 26, 2024, HLN released a new version of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) supporting several vaccines. 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.
Read more >HLN and the IIS Community: Coming Together @AIRA 2025 National Meeting
BY Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DM | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Public Health | Technology
Join HLN Consulting at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting from April 28 to May 1 in Spokane, WA. We’ll share insights on key IIS topics, including handling duplicate immunizations, vaccine coverage dashboards, vaccine reporting via API, and data modernization. Stop by our booth to connect and learn how we can support your IIS needs!
Read more >Provider Perspectives on Interjurisdictional Exchange of Electronic Vaccine Records
BY Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Public Health | RCKMS
Exploring ways to improve interjurisdictional electronic immunization data exchange, the Digital Bridge Immunization Workgroup engaged HLN Consulting to conduct a series of interviews with clinicians and public health stakeholders to document successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in sharing electronic vaccine records across state lines.
Read more >HLN Presents FHIR & ICE: Solutions for Immunization Interoperability and Clinical Decision Support
BY Marcey Propp and Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | DM | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HIMSS | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source | Public Health
HLN demonstrated two of its solutions for IIS interoperability and immunization decision support at the HIMSS25 Conference in Las Vegas. Our efforts related to FHIR for IIS and our award-winning open source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) were presented as part of the Interop+SMART Experience Pavilion. Thankfully, what happens in Vegas can be shared with you!
Read more >HIMSS25: A Public Health Perspective
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON DM | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HIMSS | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | 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 >Public Health Informatics Priorities
BY Noam Arzt ON AI | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Federal Rulemaking | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Procurement | Project Management | Public Health | Technology
With the end of the pandemic and the change in administration, public health informatics is at a crucial crossroad. HLN identifies five key issues facing public health agency informatics programs as they consider their data needs moving forward.
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