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 >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 >BY Lux Phatak ON Public Health | AI | Planning | Technology
A simple SEO task exposed AI’s limits—and its unexpected strengths. With a clear framework and iterative prompts, I turned unpredictable results into consistent outcomes.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Federal Rulemaking | ASTP/ONC | CDC | COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
CMS recently released its HTI-4 final rule covering hospital payment systems and health technology standards. While not focused on public health, several things in the 2,000+ page rule stand out – including the absence of any public health system certification and a new bonus Promoting Interoperability measure using TEFCA.
Read more >BY Liz Abbott ON Public Health | DM | Planning | Technology
The HLN-developed, U.S. Public Health Data Ecosystem training is now available on TRAIN.org as part of a collaboration with the Public Health Foundation to become a TRAIN course provider.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Carolyn Mckinney ON Public Health | Data Governance | DM | Planning | Project Management
Public Health Data Modernization aims to replace siloed systems to improve data quality, interoperability and decision-making. Strong data governance ensures accuracy, security, and trust across the data lifecycle.
Read more >BY Kate McMahon ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | TEFCA
HLN attended the Sequoia Project Annual Meeting in Nashville on December 11th, 2024, where healthcare systems and IT professionals discussed advancements in data interoperability, national models like TECFA, and strategies for broad adoption and usability of these frameworks.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AI | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Federal Rulemaking | 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.
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.
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