BY Lux Phatak ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | CSTE | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Public Health | RCKMS | Syndromic Surveillance
HLN Consulting is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor of this year’s #CSTE Annual Conference in Louisville, KY from June 19–23!
Join us! Check out our booth, attend our roundtable, or set up time to chat with us.
Read more >BY Mike Berry ON CDC | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Public Health
HLN presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data Modernization Workshop. The presentation was on integrated child health information system architecture models, using Rhode Island’s KIDSNET as an example. The talk included discussion about how such models can inform DMI, as well as considerations for such models in a DMI and FHIR-enabled world.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense | Planning | Public Health
In April 2022 the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense released a new report titled The Athena Agenda: Advancing the Apollo Program for Biodefense. The “Athena Agenda” primary IT recommendation is the development of a National Public Health Data System.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | ONC | Public Health | TEFCA
On May 10, 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to changes in the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | COVID-19 | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
The Sequoia Project released its Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup’s Pandemic Response Insights and Recommendations. The report has a strong public health focus and it provides succinct recommendations for pandemic preparedness.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | ONC | Public Health
As part of the ONC Health IT Certification Program, Congress mandated the establishment of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program to help determine the effectiveness of the program.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Matching | ONC | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) started off the new year by releasing several new specifications supporting health information interoperability.
Read more >BY Lux Phatak ON AIRA | CSTE | HL7 | Public Health
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed revision to the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | COVID-19 | Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Public Health | Vaccine Credentials
As part of their core function, Immunization Information Systems (IIS) already provide complete and comprehensive immunization records for the individuals whose records they hold either directly or through a clinical provider. In this article we will address the similarities and differences between vaccine credentials and traditional immunization histories and offer some opportunities for public health to maintain its role in data access.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Public Health | Vaccine Credentials
How should public health agencies understand and manage the flurry of controversy – and the loud cautions – surrounding digital vaccine credentials? This blog post is part of a series of posts we have written over the past few weeks.
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