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  • Oregon ESSENCE: Using ESSENCE for Mass Gathering Surveillance

    Content Type: Report

    Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more
    … department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient … document is intended to provide instructions for local ESSENCE users who are using syndromic surveillance as part … persons” (OHA Regulations 333-039- 0005). In Oregon, ESSENCE has been used to support several sports-related mass …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS Addendum 1 - 2/23/16 Draft

    Content Type: Report

    This document is the 1st Addendum to the NSSP Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS. The addendum provides a… read more
    … is the 1 st  Addendum to the NSSP Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS . The addendum provides a schedule of when … 2-4 Master Facility Clean-up Overview Integrating ESSENCE into the BioSense platform has presented an … identifier for each facility to use moving forward into ESSENCE. In an effort to assist with this decision making, …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS - 8/14/15 Draft

    Content Type: Report

    This document is a DRAFT Implementation Plan from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) for software development from July 2015 to December 2016.  At the in-person Governance meeting in June 2015, the CDC agreed to provide… read more
    … Key Issues Identified during Pilot that are mandatory for ESSENCE Implementation 1 30 Duplicate Existing Databases to … R Studio Server Pro to Jurisdictions 1 30 Transition to ESSENCE: Illinois (includes Cook) / Massachussets / Kentucky … / West Virginia / Kansas / Houston, TX 1 10 Transition to ESSENCE: Nevada / Utah / New Mexico / Denver Public Health / …
  • How to Use RStudio ESSENCE API Guide - Updated Jan. 2023

    Content Type: Report

    This RStudio API guide provides an overview of the ESSENCE APIs and how to access them through RStudio. We will begin with a very brief explanation of application programming interfaces (APIs), then list what APIs are available in ESSENCE, and… read more
    … This RStudio API guide provides an overview of the ESSENCE APIs and how to access them through RStudio. We will … interfaces (APIs), then list what APIs are available in ESSENCE, and finally expose you to basic examples of R code … interfaces (APIs), then list what APIs are available in ESSENCE, and finally expose you to basic examples of R code …
  • Functional Priorities Activity Report

    Content Type: Report

    The purpose of this document is to correlate BioSense activities (inclusive of CDC, BGG, User Community) with community defined functional priorities.
    … and dashboards • Installation of SAS • Installation of ESSENCE • • Identify DQ metrics (DQ WG) • Develop Data … associated with incorrect calculations • Transitioning to ESSENCE and SAS (facility clean up and new maser table, … 30 Update software packages available to users • ESSENCE, SAS, R Professional • • • • 31 Address issues …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document

    Content Type: Report

    In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more
    … Surveillance Program (NSSP)1, local installations of ESSENCE, commercial syndromic surveillance systems such as … codes. HDZ starts out by using the CSTE heat query in ESSENCE. However, to make sure they haven’t missed any … (^ or *) varies by syndromic surveillance system. For ESSENCE, a subtotal of ≥6 points are required for a visit to …
  • 2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results

    Content Type: Report

    The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more
    … multiple options. • Infectious Disease (n=6) • BioSense/ESSENCE (n=6) • Data Reporting (n=6) • Injury Prevention … “There could be code developed that fills the gaps of ESSENCE (as a surveillance system) to complete analysis that … of the BioSense Platform, data reporting, and BioSense ESSENCE. ISDS recommends continuing to focus member …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 10

    Content Type: Report

    The HHS Region 10 workshop engaged nine participants from state and local public health departments in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington with experience in syndromic surveillance that ranged from less than 1 year to over 10 years. Representatives from… read more
    … visit 3 o Classifiers used—ICD-9, BioSense, home-grown, ESSENCE o BioSense classifier vs. home classifier showed … will be onboarding hospitals to get ED data and obtain ESSENCE o GI group will have email communication and at …