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HLN Participates in 12th Annual Stewards of Change Institute National Symposium

BY Noam Arzt ON June 23, 2017 Events | HIE & Interoperability | Planning

On June 19-20, 2017, Dr. Noam Arzt, President of HLN, participated by invitation in the 12th Annual Stewards of Change Institute National Symposium on behalf of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). This symposium provided a unique opportunity to discuss key issues in data management and interoperability with a small, but diverse set of stakeholders across the health and human services.

Preparing for 2017: Four Important Reports

BY Noam Arzt ON December 27, 2016 EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Planning

With so much transition ahead of us at the Federal, state, and local levels in 2017, it is important to begin to plan for what the Health IT landscapes will look like for the coming year (and beyond). Several key reports have come out – mostly from government sources – which are worth serious consideration for any Health IT planner.

Dr. Arzt Appointed to ONC HITPC/HITSC Public Health Task Force

BY Noam Arzt ON December 19, 2016 ASTP/ONC | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Planning

Dr. Noam Arzt, president and founder of HLN, has been appointed to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health Information Technology (ONC) Policy Committee (HITPC)/Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC) Public Health Task Force.

New White Paper on Effective RFP Development

BY Noam Arzt ON December 19, 2016 Planning | Technology

Many organizations – public and private – use formal competitive bidding instruments to procure technical products and services. This may be done by law, policy or practice. HLN’s new white paper offers some practical advice for organizations issuing competitive solicitations.

Encrypting Data at Rest on Servers: What does it get you?

BY Noam Arzt ON July 25, 2016 Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Technology

It is common practice today to encrypt data at rest, that is, data stored on servers. To build off an old adage, no one ever got fired for encrypting their data. But what protection does that really provide? Is just encrypting data enough?

HLN Participates in AIRA 2016 Hawai’i Regional Meeting

BY Noam Arzt ON July 15, 2016 AIRA | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning

HLN’s president, Dr. Noam Arzt, participated in a regional meeting in Hawai’i sponsored by the American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA).

Successful Public Health IT Project Collaboration

BY Noam Arzt ON June 30, 2016 Open Source | Planning | Technology

Most public health information technology projects rely on strong collaboration to be successful, especially across vendor-client boundaries. This blog provides some successful strategies.

Or Maybe It’s Siloed Workflow?

BY Noam Arzt ON May 9, 2016 HIE & Interoperability | Open Source | Planning | Technology

In an earlier post I wondered whether public health’s siloed systems might not be more appropriately thought of as siloed data. But after attend a meeting of the Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce (JPHIT) I am wondering whether the issue is really siloed workflow.

Siloed Systems or Siloed Data?

BY Noam Arzt ON April 25, 2016 HIE & Interoperability | Open Source | Planning | Technology

Categorical funding, insufficient resources, and lack of agency vision keep public health systems isolated and unintegrated – a phenomenon often referred to as “siloed” systems.