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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 … 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 . … The … -
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, … -
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 … -
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 … -
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 … 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 … by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:52 … Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for outbreak detection in a … -
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 …