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  • Hierarchical Filtering of ESSENCE for Routine, Distributed Disease Monitoring by the Veterans Health Administration

    Content Type: Abstract

    The VA has employed ESSENCE for health monitoring since 2006 [1]. Epidemiologists at the Office of Public Health (OPH) monitor the VA population at the national level. The system is also intended for facility-level monitoring to cover 152 medical… read more
    … The VA has employed ESSENCE for health monitoring since 2006 [1]. … alerts is impractical for the group of monitors using ESSENCE. Signals of interest may be masked by the nationwide … have been added to ESSENCE, but standardization and IP training are required to assure appropriate use. Objective …
  • The Evolution of ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public health stakeholders at city, county, state, regional, national, and global levels. The system was developed by a team from the Johns Hopkins… read more
    … In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public … enhancements of the system. Document The_Evolution_Of_Essence.pdf Submitted by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:52 … …
  • Analytic Fusion of ESSENCE Clinical Evidence Sources for Routine Decision Support

    Content Type: Abstract

    Block 3 of the US Military Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources of data. These include administrative clinical encounter records in the… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources … data sources available in the U.S. DoD version of ESSENCE. Document …
  • Tuning a Chief Complaint Text Parser for Use in DoD ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    An expanded ambulatory health record, the Comprehensive Ambulatory Patient Encounter Record (CAPER) will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text… read more
    … will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the …
  • Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE): Overview, Components, and Public Health Applications

    Content Type: Journal Article

    Background: The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care practitioners to monitor health indicators of public health… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a secure web-based tool that enables health care … of severe weather, and other events of concern. The ESSENCE concept began in an internally funded project at the …
  • A collaboration to enhance detection of disease outbreaks clustered by time of patient arrival

    Content Type: Abstract

    One objective of public health surveillance is detecting disease outbreaks by looking for changes in the disease occurrence, so that control measures can be implemented and the spread of disease minimized. For this purpose, the… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current problem was spawned by a … outbreaks were detected by epidemiologists inspecting ESSENCE time series and derived event lists. The …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel - Part I: Leading Community Groups

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented February 13, 2019. This webinar is the first installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your Community.… read more
    … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the …
  • Analytic Methodologies for Disease Surveillance Using Multiple Sources of Evidence

    Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation is for public health practitioners and methodology developers interested in using statistical methods to combine evidence from multiple data sources for increased sensitivity to disease outbreaks. Methods described will account for… read more
    …     [DHSS  ESSENCE] …  subset  removed     •  Other  9  subsets  pooled  for  training   •  Op4mal  combina4on  of  thresholds  found   …