Digital Health Infrastructure
- Interoperable reporting platform design and development
- Offline-first tools for low-connectivity environments
- Open-source data governance, secure architecture, and cybersecurity advisory
Public Health Systems · Digital Reporting · Advisory
Strengthening national health systems with interoperable digital infrastructure.
HMC helps ministries, national laboratories, and public health partners modernize reporting systems, reduce data latency, and strengthen surveillance decision-making through interoperable digital infrastructure and strategic advisory services.
15+ years
of leadership experience
in global health systems
4 core capabilities
from digital infrastructure
to strategic advisory
Caribbean & Latin America
focused on national health
systems
Leadership experience across
UNICEFPeace CorpsUSAIDPEPFARFHI 360
The Operational Reality
From frontline data to national decisions, every delay matters
Health systems do not struggle because teams are not working. They struggle when critical information has to move across disconnected tools, limited connectivity, fragmented workflows, and multiple levels of authority.
When reporting slows down, national teams lose time. Signals arrive later, resources are harder to target, and decision-makers act with an incomplete view of what is happening on the ground.
HMC helps close this gap by strengthening the infrastructure, workflows, and advisory systems that keep public health data moving from local reporting to national action.
About HMC
A public health system consultancy and digital innovation firm built for real-world implementation.
We partner with national authorities across the Caribbean and Latin America to strengthen how public health information moves from frontline facilities to national surveillance directorates, enabling timely action, informed policy, and improved population health outcomes.
Our solutions are designed for sustainability beyond project cycles: interoperable by design, built for low-connectivity environments, and aligned with government-led digital transformation priorities.
Core Capabilities
Core capabilities for stronger health systems
We design infrastructure that improves how health systems function, focusing on open, interoperable solutions rather than isolated applications.
Surveillance & Reporting Systems
- Emergency and routine reporting workflow redesign
- Indicator harmonization and real-time data optimization
- Frontline-to-national reporting workflow improvement
Institutional & Strategic Advisory
- Digital health transformation roadmaps
- Technical assistance for ministries of health and national laboratories
- Alignment with national regulatory frameworks and policy priorities
Data Quality & Validation
- Data quality assessment and routine data quality audits (RDQA)
- Validation rules with completeness and consistency checks
- Verification workflows that build confidence in reported data
How We Work
From disconnected reporting to timely public health action.
Every engagement starts by understanding the system as it is, then strengthening the workflows, infrastructure, and decision pathways that help data move.
- 01
We listen
We start inside the system: its facilities, workflows, constraints, and realities.
- 02
We map the gaps
We identify where reports slow down, where data fragments, and where visibility is lost.
- 03
We strengthen the connection
We design interoperable, government-partnered solutions built to last beyond a project cycle.
- 04
The system responds
Data moves. Decisions arrive in time. Capacity stays after we leave.
Leadership
Led by public health systems practitioners
HMC is led by professionals with deep experience across public health systems strengthening, epidemiological surveillance, strategic information, donor compliance, and digital health implementation in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Executive Director
Dr. Karina Hernández A.
MD · Health Economist
Medical Doctor and Health Economist with over 15 years in global health systems strengthening, health financing, and epidemic preparedness, including leadership of Global Health Security and HIV programming portfolios.
Deputy Director
Dr. Elvis Báez
Epidemiologist · Public Health Specialist
Public health specialist and epidemiologist with senior experience across FHI 360, UNICEF, and USAID programs, focused on epidemiological surveillance, early warning mechanisms, and health project management.
Administrator
Abel de la Cruz
International Development · M&E
International development leader with nearly a decade of experience across USAID and Peace Corps programs, focused on strategic information, monitoring and evaluation, and donor compliance.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does HMC do?
HMC Health Management Consulting is a public health systems consultancy and digital innovation firm. We help ministries of health, national laboratories, and public health partners strengthen how health information moves from frontline facilities to national surveillance directorates, using interoperable digital infrastructure, surveillance and notification systems, and strategic advisory.
Which countries and regions does HMC serve?
We work with national authorities across the Dominican Republic, the wider Caribbean, and Latin America.
What services does HMC offer?
Three core capabilities: Digital Health Infrastructure (interoperable, offline-first reporting platforms and secure architecture), Surveillance & Reporting Systems (workflow redesign, indicator harmonization, and real-time data), and Institutional & Strategic Advisory (digital transformation roadmaps, technical advisory, and regulatory alignment).
Who does HMC typically work with?
Ministries of health, national reference laboratories, surveillance directorates and epidemiology units, public health institutes, and programs coordinating multi-level reporting across regions.
Are HMC’s solutions built for low-connectivity environments?
Yes. Our infrastructure is interoperable by design and engineered for low-connectivity settings, including offline-first tools that keep data flowing from rural and peripheral facilities and synchronize automatically once a connection is available.
How can we start working with HMC?
Tell us what you are working to improve, whether that is surveillance reporting, digital infrastructure, or strategic direction. Reach us through the contact form on this site and we will respond within two business days.
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Let’s strengthen your public health systems.
Tell us what you are working to improve, whether surveillance reporting, digital infrastructure, or strategic direction, and we will follow up within two business days.