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HLN Releases New Version of ICE with Updated Vaccine Logic and Core Enhancements
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN has released a new version of its open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE), featuring updated vaccine logic for COVID-19, meningococcal B, pneumococcal, and yellow fever, along with a core service upgrade. Explore what is new and test the updated logic using CDS Insight.
Read more >Revolutionizing Vaccine Management: HLN Completes All Phases of VTrckS API Integration
BY Tammy Seithel ON Public Health | CDC | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Technology
HLN is leveraging technology for public health advancement that serves as a model for health jurisdictions seeking to modernize their vaccine management systems and build more resilient and responsive public health infrastructures. The ability to directly connect IIS systems to, and exchange data with the CDC’s VTrckS in a more efficient and accurate manner will ultimately lead public health jurisdictions to better health outcomes for the communities they serve.
Read more >CDC Wants Input on Public Health Data Intermediaries. Jurisdictions Should Help Define What Works
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Karrie Schwencer ON Public Health | CDC | HIE & Interoperability | Technology | TEFCA
CDC is seeking input on how data intermediaries should support public health exchange. HLN looks at what the RFI means for jurisdictions, drawing on discussions at Civitas to highlight data quality, accountability, implementation, and sustainability considerations.
Read more >HLN Updates ICE to Support Medical Societies’ Routine COVID-19 Recommendations for the 2026–2027 Season
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN has released ICE v2.59.1, adding support for the routine 2026–2027 COVID-19 immunization recommendations issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians, along with a new mRNA influenza vaccine. Building on existing influenza and RSV functionality, ICE now supports the medical societies’ evidence-based routine immunization recommendations for the 2026–2027 respiratory season. See the latest logic in action using the free CDS Insight demonstration and testing tool.
Read more >Supporting Evidence-Based 2026–2027 Respiratory Season Recommendations in the Immunization Calculation Engine
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
ICE support for the 2026–2027 respiratory season will align with recommendations issued by leading medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Following the release of Consolidated Respiratory Virus Season Immunization Recommendations, HLN reaffirms its commitment to evidence-based guidelines in the open-source immunization clinical decision support service.
Read more >HLN Updates the Immunization Calculation Engine with Clinical Refinements and Expanded User Options
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN has released ICE v2.58.1, bringing key clinical logic updates to DTP, Meningococcal B, Pneumococcal, and Zoster, alongside new system configuration options in Hepatitis B and Polio. Additionally, schedule authority attribution information (e.g., ‘AAP’) can now be included as an optional output in ICE forecasts. See the new logic in action using the free CDS Insight demonstration and testing tool.
Read more >The Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) Achieves Complete Validation in AIRA’s Measurement and Improvement Initiative
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) just earned Complete Validation in the AIRA Measurement and Improvement Initiative — the first open-source immunization forecaster to reach this milestone. This confirms ICE meets national standards across all clinical decision support measures tested. Try ICE using CDS Insight, a free testing tool.
Read more >Phi*con and NACCHO360, showcasing great progress in public health data modernization
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Marcey Propp ON Public Health | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | NACCHO | Project Management
Phi*Con and NACCHO360 in Louisville, KY was an illuminating and motivational experience. The HLN team reflects on their experience as exhibitors, speakers and attendees.
Read more >Survey Finds Broad HIO Connectivity to Public Health, But More Automated, Standards-Based Access for PHAs Is Needed
BY Mike Berry ON Public Health | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | FHIR | Immunization Information System (IIS)
The latest HHS survey of Health Information Organizations (HIOs) shows that while connectivity with public health agencies (PHAs) is widespread, automated patient data access for PHAs remains less common than portal-based access. The findings highlight the difference between being connected and exchanging data through interoperable, automated methods.
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