BY Marcey Propp ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | Events | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Public Health
Reflections from the AIM 2025 Leadership in Action Conference provide an opportunity to celebrate the milestones and successes immunization program managers, staff and partners achieved together this year and look ahead to 2026!
Read more >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
The open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) evaluation and forecasting software will continue to support the hepatitis B birth dose and hepatitis B series completion, in line with the evidence base supporting these recommendations.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Public Health | DM | Events
Reflecting on the 2025 AMIA Annual Symposium! Great content and networking in Atlanta. The “small but mighty” public health presence affirmed informatics’ crucial role in Public Health.
Read more >BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
HLN has released a new version of the open-source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software, with key updates for COVID-19, mpox, and technical upgrades. This release adds support for evidence-based COVID-19 recommendations for the 2025-2026 season, in line with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Additionally, this release updates support for mpox vaccines and updates the ICE service to Java 21.
Read more >BY Lux Phatak ON Public Health | Awards and Honors | DM | Technology
HLN Consulting is proud to announce that Aasa has been named a 2026 Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association. This recognition highlights her longstanding leadership in applied informatics and her impact on strengthening public health systems. As HLN President Noam Arzt notes, “Aasa is one of the leading public health informatics experts in the country today…” Aasa will be formally inducted at the 2026 Amplify Informatics Conference in Denver.
Read more >BY Daryl Chertcoff and Kristi Eckerson ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | AI | FHIR | HL7 | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source | Public Health | Technology
HLN participated in HL7’s 40th FHIR Connectathon and 39th Annual Plenary in Pittsburgh, engaging in public health, clinical decision support, and interoperability discussions. From FHIR Query & Response use cases to thought-provoking AI plenary sessions, HLN shared insights and shared its work in immunization forecasting and electronic case reporting.
Read more >BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
HLN reaffirms its commitment to evidence-based immunization recommendations in the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) open source software. With input from the ICE Advisory Group, ICE will align with guidance from professional medical societies like AAP, AAFP, ACOG, and ACP to ensure accurate, trusted vaccine evaluation and forecasting.
Read more >BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
The Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) Advisory Group convened on September 29, 2025, with over 30 experts across public health, healthcare, and health IT. Discussion centered on immunization decision support guidelines, including ACIP versus alternative evidence-based sources, and the operational and technical challenges created by a shifting immunization landscape.
Read more >BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
HLN Consulting is launching the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) Advisory Group to ensure its open-source immunization decision support software keeps pace with evolving vaccine recommendations. The group brings together public health, IIS, EHR, and provider leaders to guide ICE’s clinical alignment, clarify complex recommendations, and share implementation feedback.
Read more >BY Erin Roche and Daryl Chertcoff ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
HLN has released ICE version 2.48.1 with key updates for influenza and RSV vaccines. This release adds support for new CVX codes, including the self/caregiver-administered influenza vaccine and the new clesrovimab monoclonal antibody product for prevention of infant RSV. Additionally, this release supports the expanded risk-based recommendation for adult RSV in alignment with the latest immunization recommendations.
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