The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is a web-based, standards- driven, integrated disease surveillance system launched in 2001 and is currently in use in twenty-two public health jurisdictions. Over the past fifteen years, the NBS has grown into a highly functional, modern application that supports: case management, electronic data exchange, metadata-driven data collection, workflow decision support, and a host of other functionalities, all of which are defined and designed through a community-based approach.
Objective
The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is designed and developed using input from CDC programs, public health standards organizations, as well as its expansive user community. This community-based approach to development of an integrated surveillance system is described.