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  • Maryland ESSENCE expansion to incorporate prescription medication data

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    Maryland has a powerful syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE, which is used for the early detection of disease outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, and public health emergencies. ESSENCE incorporates traditional and nontraditional health… read more
    … Maryland has a powerful syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE, which is used for the early detection of disease … the state were sending emergency department (ED) data to ESSENCE. DHMH began planning several years ago to increase … Maryland has a powerful syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE, which is used for the early detection of disease …
  • Incorporation of School Absenteeism Data into the Maryland Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE)

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    Syndromic surveillance offers the potential for earlier detection of bioterrorism, outbreaks, and other public health emergencies than traditional disease surveillance. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Office of… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Since its inception, ESSENCE has been a vital tool for DHMH, providing continuous … an epidemic. Therefore, having school absenteeism data in ESSENCE would provide the opportunity to monitor schools …
  • Monitoring and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data to ensure data completeness

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    The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH. ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the transfer of data to the… read more
    … for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH. ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the … generate reports that detail which users have logged into ESSENCE, when the log-in occurred, and which pages within …
  • Identification and tracking of heat-related illnesses using syndromic surveillance

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    The summer of 2010 in Maryland was characterized by unusually high temperatures. This type of increased and prolonged heat can potentially make residents sick, and extreme exposure can even kill people at highest risk. Numerous… read more
    … for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) was used to monitor heat-related illnesses … the state.   Objective This paper describes the use of ESSENCE, a syndromic surveillance system, to monitor … way in which electronic surveillance, and specifically ESSENCE, can be used to help protect the public’s health. …
  • Utilities of Maryland’s syndromic surveillance system: identifying threats, case investigation and situational awareness

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    Maryland’s electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all acute care hospitals, over-the-counter medication sales and poison control data that cover… read more
    … for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all … Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) uses ESSENCE daily for the early detection of public health emergencies. DHMH also utilizes ESSENCE for other purposes including situational awareness …
  • Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions

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    The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure,… read more
    … for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system … Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the transfer of data to the ESSENCE system that is consistent with federal standards for …
  • Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures

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    ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more
    … ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system … public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47 … emergency medical facilities). A chief complaint in ESSENCE is a free text field that lists the patient’s …
  • Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC

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    North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more
    … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health … syndromic surveillance systems (NC DETECT and NSSP ESSENCE), Public Health Epidemiologists from Atrium Health …