HLN Consulting – Public Health Informatics & Open Source Experts

“We thrive on new challenges. At HLN Consulting, we are driven to excellence through collaborative partnerships—large and small—to help our public health informatics clients successfully deploy innovative, open source solutions. Through our commitment to strategic planning and data modernization, we continue to strengthen and enhance public health systems to meet both current and future challenges.”
– Dr. Noam Arzt, President

Welcome

HLN Consulting is a leading health information technology consulting company. Our mission is to enhance and support the capabilities of public health organizations and healthcare providers by providing high-quality consulting services, strategic planning, and software development including open source.

Who We Are

What We Do

Develop and maintain new or existing systems for our clients

Manage a process to ensure successful roll out of new systems

Devise innovative strategies to solve organizational challenges

Featured Solutions

Recent Blog Posts

Leveraging the ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster during COVID

Like many things in the age of COVID, the vaccine development landscape is
unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes. There are over 100 SARS vaccines currently in development, many of which are utilizing new technologies not used in any currently licensed vaccine. The potential impact on immunization schedules (clinical guidelines for clinicians) and immunization clinical decision support is significant.

CMS Releases HTI-4 Final Rule

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.

When Vaccine Guidelines Shift, Collaboration is Key!

With ACIP processes shifting and vaccine guidelines evolving, health care providers and public health need to determine what immunizations to recommend. This blog explores how collaboration on the open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software can help ensure alignment across stakeholders in providing clear immunization decision support based on clinical best practices.

HLN Consulting Exhibited and Presented at 2025 NACCHO360 in Anaheim, California

The 2025 NACCHO360 Conference in Anaheim brought together over 2,200 passionate public health professionals — and a touch of Disney magic. HLN was excited to connect with peers in the exhibit hall and PHI*Con Informatics, Surveillance, and IT sessions. We also co-presented a poster with the MN DOH and U of M.

Affiliations

Standards Development Membership