TEFCA Update: Public Health Takes a Step Forward
TEFCA and public health took a big step forward with the first SOP document. Read our perspective on how TEFCA and public health are developing.
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ASTHO and CDC Announce PHIG Implementation Centers and PHA Funding
BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | ASTP/ONC | CDC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced the launch of their long-awaited Data Modernization Implementation Centers (IC). Check out the details here.
Read more >HLN Participates in the National Immunization Conference (NIC2024)
BY Marcey Propp ON CDC | Events | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health
After a hiatus since 2018, the National Immunization Conference (NIC2024) returned in full force August 12-14, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Read what our HLN team who attended the conference thought of its return.
Read more >Immunization Information Systems (IIS): Where are we now and where do we go from here?
BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | CDC | COVID-19 | DM | Federal Rulemaking | Meaningful Use | Planning | Procurement | Public Health | Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) | Technology
Where are immunization information systems now and where do we go from here? Read our newest post on this topic and how it relates to data modernization.
Read more >ONC Releases Two New Reports: How Does Public Health Fair?
BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | ASTP/ONC | DM | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released two reports. The first was the 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan which was released for public comment. The second report released is the 2023 Report to Congress: Update on the Access, Exchange, and Use of Electronic Health Information through Trusted Networks. Get our public health perspective.
Read more >TEFCA Updates: A Public Health Perspective
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
The Sequoia Project released draft versions of the Common Agreement and related technical and educational documents related to TEFCA, The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) project Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >JPHMP Article – IIS Operations Opportunities and Limitations During COVID-19 Pandemic
BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health
The president of HLN Consulting, Noam Arzt, is one of the authors of this article recently published in the Journal of Public Health Management Practice focuses on COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on Immunization Information Systems (IIS) operations.
Read more >Sequoia Releases 2.0 Version of FHIR Roadmap
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | TEFCA
Sequoia released version 2 of its FHIR Roadmap for TEFCA Exchange. The plan calls for increasing levels of QHIN-provided services aimed at facilitating the exchange of data using the FHIR standard.
Read more >Low-cost Application Platforms (LCAP): What They Should Mean to Public Health
BY Noam Arzt ON DM | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Planning | Procurement | Public Health | Technology
Low-cost Application Platforms (LCAP) are an emerging approach for the development of core public health applications. The post discusses the LCAP software development and what techniques public health can use to develop applications without sacrificing the quality, precision and functionality of complex systems.
Read more >WHO Releases Report on Emerging Technologies and Scientific Innovations
BY Noam Arzt ON DM | Planning | Public Health | Technology
World Health Organization (WHO) released its report on Emerging Technologies and Scientific Innovations: A Global Public Health Perspective for 2023, after consulting with a group of global health experts, providing valuable and comprehensive insights. Read our summary and observations.
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