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  • Utility of the ESSENCE System for Surveillance of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    The threat of pandemic and seasonal influenza has drawn attention to syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of influenza-like illness. Since 2005, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance… read more
    … the Miami-Dade County Health Department has implemented ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early … information. This study evaluates the ability of the ESSENCE ILI chief complaint grouping for identifying true … syndromic grouping. This study evaluates the utility of ESSENCE for ILI surveillance. Document …
  • Innovative Uses for ESSENCE to Improve Standard Communicable Disease Reporting Practices in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    To illustrate how ESSENCE can been utilized to collaborate with healthcare practitioners in order to improve communicable disease reporting
    … To illustrate how ESSENCE can been utilized to collaborate with healthcare … Innovative Uses for ESSENCE to Improve Standard Communicable Disease Reporting … in 14 of the largest hospitals since 2005. Although ESSENCE’s primary aim is to detect outbreaks or bioterrorism …
  • AMC and ESSENCE Orientation - NSSP New Site Onboarding Window (Fall 2020) Webinar #3

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Team hosted the 3rd webinar of its Fall 2020 New Site Onboarding Window on November 16, 2020. The webinar orients viewers to the Access & Management Center (AMC),… read more
    … & Management Center (AMC), AMC Data Access Rules, and ESSENCE. View the recording of the webinar  here . … & Management Center (AMC), AMC Data Access Rules, and ESSENCE. View the recording of the webinar  here . … AMC and ESSENCE Orientation - NSSP New Site Onboarding Window (Fall …
  • Florida’s ESSENCE system - from syndromic surveillance to routine epidemiologic analysis across syndromic and non-syndromic data sources

    Content Type: Abstract

    Federal laws and national directives have focused attention on the development of more robust biosurveillance systems intended to detect events of public health interest in a timelier manner. Presidential Decision Directive 21 calls for integrated… read more
    … In 2007, a statewide syndromic surveillance system (ESSENCE) was implemented and hospitals were recruited to participate. Experience with ESSENCE in the context of the ED data analysis, … the exploration of integrating new data sources into ESSENCE and new analyses specific to these new data. The …
  • Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert regarding an unusual public health event, combining that information with … read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert … outbreak.   Objective To illustrate how MDCHD utilized ESSENCE in order to track a gastrointestinal outbreak in a … Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless …
  • Surveillance for nationally notifiable infectious conditions using ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes in the VA ESSENCE biosurveillance system

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) obtains electronic data from 153 Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers plus outpatient clinics in all 50 states, American Samoa, Guam,… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) obtains electronic data from 153 Veterans Affairs … predictive value of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes in VA ESSENCE to determine the utility of this system … the utility of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes in the VA ESSENCE for detection and public health surveillance of …
  • 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, …
  • Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for Outbreak Detection in a Resource-Limited Setting

    Content Type: Abstract

    Recent events have focused on the role of emerging and re-emerging diseases not only as a significant public health threat but also as a serious threat to the economy and security of nations. The lead time to detect and contain a novel emerging… read more
    …   Objective To determine system usefulness of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition in detecting increases in the number … Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for outbreak detection in a … MD, USA Objective To determine system usefulness of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition (EDE) in detecting increases in the …