Blog – HLN Consulting LLC

AIRA 2025 National Meeting Did Not Disappoint!

The AIRA 2025 National Meeting did not disappoint as we came together as an IIS community in Spokane, WA (April 28 – May 1) to learn and discuss key topics of IIS modernization, sustainability, interoperability, AI and the timely concept of managing change. The opportunity to share ideas, best practices and lessons learned across the public health ecosystem was inspiring to all who attended. Read more about HLN’s experience and thoughts on the AIRA 2025 National Meeting.

The Key to Data Modernization? Getting Your Agency on the Same Page

Contracted by ASTHO, HLN conducted data modernization site visits in Virginia, Minnesota, and Rhode Island in August and September 2024. Through presentations, exercises, and discussions, state health department participants assessed their data modernization strategy and plan to achieve the CDC’s goals and objectives. The site visits identified each agency’s approach to data modernization, challenges, and best practices. They culminated in a report of key findings and recommendations for other public health agencies to use in their data modernization journey.

HLN Offers U.S. Public Health Data Ecosystem Training as a new TRAIN Course Provider

BY Liz Abbott ON May 14, 2025 DM | Planning | Public Health | Technology

The HLN-developed, U.S. Public Health Data Ecosystem training is now available on TRAIN.org as part of a collaboration with the Public Health Foundation to become a TRAIN course provider.

CMS IPPS NPRM April 2025: Public Health Implications

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking based on requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act. Get a public health perspective here.

HLN supports updates to several vaccine groups in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster

On April 26, 2024, HLN released a new version of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) supporting several vaccines. 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.

Data Governance, building trust in Public Health Data

BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Carolyn Mckinney ON April 25, 2025 Data Governance | DM | Planning | Project Management | Public Health

Noam Arzt, president at HLN Consulting, discusses public health agencies’ most pressing issues, including the end of pandemic funding, the change of administration and the need to modernize IT systems.

HLN and the IIS Community: Coming Together @AIRA 2025 National Meeting

Join HLN Consulting at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting from April 28 to May 1 in Spokane, WA. We’ll share insights on key IIS topics, including handling duplicate immunizations, vaccine coverage dashboards, vaccine reporting via API, and data modernization. Stop by our booth to connect and learn how we can support your IIS needs!

Provider Perspectives on Interjurisdictional Exchange of Electronic Vaccine Records

Exploring ways to improve interjurisdictional electronic immunization data exchange, the Digital Bridge Immunization Workgroup engaged HLN Consulting to conduct a series of interviews with clinicians and public health stakeholders to document successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in sharing electronic vaccine records across state lines.

Exploring the Future of Public Health Informatics: A Conversation with Noam Arzt at HIMSS25

HLN Attends the Sequoia Project Annual Meeting

HLN attended the Sequoia Project Annual Meeting in Nashville on December 11th, 2024, where healthcare systems and IT professionals discussed advancements in data interoperability, national models like TECFA, and strategies for broad adoption and usability of these frameworks.