HLN will see you at CSTE 2026 in Boston
HLN is excited to connect with public health experts, leaders, epidemiologists, informaticians and partners at the CSTE 2026 conference in Boston.
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HLN Updates the Immunization Calculation Engine with Clinical and Technical Enhancements
BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN released ICE v2.57.1 with updated logic across several vaccine groups to improve alignment with guidelines and expand vaccine support. This release also introduces a new feature, return of vaccine group wiki URLs, making it much easier to audit and map ICE outputs back to their underlying rules. See the new logic in action using the free CDS Insight demonstration and testing tool.
Read more >AIRA 2026 National Meeting: Community, Collaboration and Commitment
BY Marcey Propp ON AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | Events | FHIR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | TEFCA
Again, AIRA’s 2026 National Meeting did not disappoint. Read HLN’s perspective on what makes this forum so special.
Read more >CDC releases 2026 Public Health Data Strategy (PHDS)
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | CDC | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | Planning | Project Management | Syndromic Surveillance | TEFCA
The CDC has just released its 2026 Public Health Data Strategy (PHDS) annual update, providing guidelines for data modernization across the U.S. For public health organizations navigating DMI projects, these updates offer important guidance on upcoming technical requirements and federal priorities for data modernization. Read our summary of what’s changing.
Read more >HLN Releases ICE with Hepatitis B and Polio Logic Updates
BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN’s latest ICE release updates clinical logic for Hepatitis B and Polio, including a new 4-dose Hep B series and added support for fractional-dose poliovirus vaccine (fIPV). Download ICE v2.56.1 and test the updates live in CDS Insight.
Read more >HLN Consulting Launches CDS Insight: A New Tool for Testing Immunization Logic
BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | CDS Insight | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
Validating immunization logic just got easier. CDS Insight is a new interactive platform developed by HLN Consulting to support testing and demonstration of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). Create a free account and start validating forecasting recommendations today.
Read more >The AIRA 2026 National Meeting is Coming Soon…to Pittsburgh, PA
BY Marcey Propp ON Public Health | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | Events | FHIR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS)
Come hear about everything that is happening within the IIS Community, including AI, at the AIRA 2026 National Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Stop by our booth #8 or come hear our presentations, because together, we give public health a very loud voice!
Read more >Looking back at Public Health at HIMSS2026: From a drop in the ocean to a soft sprinkle
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON DM | AI | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | Events | HIMSS | Public Health
At a conference the scale of HIMSS, public health can feel like a single drop in a vast ocean. But as HLN’s Aasa Dahlberg Schmit reflects on HIMSS26, that presence is growing. Her takeaways capture a community in transition — one where incremental steps and collaborative strategies are slowly turning the tide toward modernized, resilient public health information systems.
Read more >The Federal AI Push and Its Potential Impact on State and Local Public Health
BY Mike Berry ON AI | CDC | Public Health
The federal government released a wave of AI strategy documents and proposed rules affecting public health IT. We reviewed them all and assessed the implications for state and local public health. Read our analysis to understand these implications and the significant gap: there are no specific funding commitments to support AI adoption at the state and local level.
Read more >HLN Updates the Immunization Calculation Engine and Launches CDS Insight, a New Testing Tool
BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
HLN released ICE v2.55.1 with updated clinical logic for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Polio, and COVID-19 vaccines, plus faster performance and improved deployment flexibility. HLN is also excited to announce CDS Insight, a new interactive platform for testing ICE logic in real time. Register for a free account today.
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