ASTP/ONC Releases Final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
ASTP/ONC releases final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan – see our brief comments from a public health standpoint.
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A Public Health Perspective on the HTI-2 Proposed Rule
BY Noam Arzt ON AIRA | CDC | CSTE | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | ONC | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
As the comment period for ASTP/ONC’s HTI-2 proposed rule passes, HLN summarizes some key thoughts from a public health perspective on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule.
Read more >Operating Your Agency’s Systems in the Cloud: Using a Validation Environment to Uncover the Mystery of Cloud Fees
BY Michael J. Suralik ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | DMI | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Procurement | Project Management | Public Health | Technology
Agencies should use data to drive decisions to move systems to the cloud. Read our perspective on cloud test environments.
Read more >GAO Issues Report on IIS Data Use During COVID Pandemic
BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | COVID-19 | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Matching | Planning | Public Health
Read about a recent GAO Medicaid report related to the use of immunization data during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more >HLN presented at PHI*con and attended NACCHO360
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | Immunization Information System (IIS) | NACCHO | Public Health | RCKMS | Syndromic Surveillance
HLN presented at PHI*con and attended NACCHO360, which had a turnout of over 3,500 participants. Here are some highlights from our team, including the PHI*con presentation link.
Read more >TEFCA Update: Public Health Takes a Step Forward
BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | ONC | Planning | Public Health | RCKMS | TEFCA
TEFCA and public health took a big step forward with the first SOP document. Read our perspective on how TEFCA and public health are developing.
Read more >Oh, it’s the other HHS NPRM from this summer…
BY Noam Arzt ON DMI | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Procurement | Public Health | Technology
As we pour over the HTI-2 NPRM, HHS recently released the Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information Technology proposed rule (HHSAR Case 2023–001). Take a look at our public health perspective.
Read more >ASTHO and CDC Announce PHIG Implementation Centers and PHA Funding
BY Noam Arzt ON CDC | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | ONC | Planning | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced the launch of their long-awaited Data Modernization Implementation Centers (IC). Check out the details here.
Read more >HLN Participates in the National Immunization Conference (NIC2024)
BY Marcey Propp ON CDC | Events | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health
After a hiatus since 2018, the National Immunization Conference (NIC2024) returned in full force August 12-14, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Read what our HLN team who attended the conference thought of its return.
Read more >HLN Transitions its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster to v2 with Technical Updates
BY Erin Roche ON AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source
On August 19, 2024, HLN released a new version (v2.43.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) updating its core services. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
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