HLN to Attend the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium
HLN looks forward to attending the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium in San Francisco on November 9-13, 2024. We invite you to attend our presentation and poster session.
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HLN supports updates to several vaccine groups in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster
BY Daryl Chertcoff and Erin Roche ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | EHR/PHR | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Open Source
On November 1, 2024, HLN released a new version (v2.44.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. 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.
Read more >ASTP/ONC Releases Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan
BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In September 2024, ASTP/ONC released a Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan for public comment – the Federal government has declared FHIR “ready for prime time.” Read a short public health perspective on this plan.
Read more >HLN Attends CHEAC conference in Santa Rosa, CA
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DM | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | NACCHO | Public Health
HLN was a proud sponsor of the County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) annual meeting, held from October 2, 2024 in Santa Rosa, CA. Get details of the event.
Read more >ASTP/ONC Releases Final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
BY Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
ASTP/ONC releases final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan – see our brief comments from a public health standpoint.
Read more >A Public Health Perspective on the HTI-2 Proposed Rule
BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | ASTP/ONC | CDC | CSTE | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | 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 Immunization Information System (IIS) | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | Cloud Computing | DM | 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 Immunization Information System (IIS) | CDC | COVID-19 | HIE & Interoperability | 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) | DM | 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 EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | CDC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | 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.
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