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  • Enhancing the BioSense Platform: Findings from an ESSENCE and SAS Pilot Project

    Content Type: Abstract

    BioSense was launched in 2003 by CDC with its primary aim to establish an integrated system of nationwide public health surveillance for the early detection and prompt assessment of potential bioterrorism-related syndromes or other public health… read more
    … functionalities and analytical applications, such as ESSENCE and SAS to improve the BioSense Platform. In … pilot project to: 1) conduct security testing of SAS and ESSENCE in order to identify vulnerabilities; 2) test and … before data are transformed; and 3) conduct testing of ESSENCE’s functions to ensure the tool worked as intended, …
  • Using Weather and Environmental Data in ESSENCE

    Content Type: References

    This document developed by the Oregon Public Health Division, Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that overlay health and weather or air quality data from a… read more
    … Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that … Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that … Using Weather and Environmental Data in ESSENCE …
  • Data Sharing Across Jurisdictions Using ESSENCE Federated Queries

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are currently over 25 installations of ESSENCE across the US. Among these, there are 3 instances of multi-jurisdictional implementations. These include a centralized regional system in the National Capital Region for MD, DC, and VA, a Missouri… read more
    … There are currently over 25 installations of ESSENCE across the US. Among these, there are 3 instances of … National Syndrome Surveillance Program (NSSP) version of ESSENCE which will centralize data from many jurisdictions. … is to describe the new federated query capability in ESSENCE and describe how this could affect public health …
  • ESSENCE Version 2.0: The Department of Defense's Worldwide Syndromic Surveillance System Receives Several Enhancements

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE receives and analyzes data for the Military Health System’s (MHS) 9 million beneficiaries resulting in approximately 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released … read more
    … ESSENCE receives and analyzes data for the Military Health … department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE Version 2.0, a system-wide upgrade which includes …   Objective As an evolving syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE has recently undergone some significant improvements …
  • Comparing and Contrasting Two ESSENCE Syndrome Definition Query Methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program (KSSP) utilizes the ESSENCE v.1.20 program provided by the National Syndromic Surveillance Program to view and analyze Kansas Emergency Department (ED) data. Methods that allow an ESSENCE user to query both… read more
    … Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program (KSSP) utilizes the ESSENCE v.1.20 program provided by the National Syndromic … Emergency Department (ED) data. Methods that allow an ESSENCE user to query both the Discharge Diagnosis (DD) and … and accurate syndromic surveillance definitions. As ESSENCE use increases, two common methodologies have been …
  • Enhancement of ESSENCE-based chemical surveillance by incorporation of real-time poison information center data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Florida Department of Health has developed a statewide syndromic surveillance system based on the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Authorized users can currently access… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Authorized users can currently access data from … system (Merlin) and the Florida death records through ESSENCE under one portal. The purpose of this paper is … chemical surveillance by incorporating FPICN data into ESSENCE. Document …
  • Use of ESSENCE APIs to Support Flexible Analysis and Reporting

    Content Type: Abstract

    The ESSENCE application supports users' interactive analysis of data by clicking through menus in a user interface (UI), and provides multiple types of user defined data visualization options, including various charts and graphs, tables of… read more
    … The ESSENCE application supports users' interactive analysis of … requirements. Rapidly accessing data processed through ESSENCE using existing access control mechanisms, but … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) application programming interface (API) as a part …
  • 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 … burden. Customized querying features have been added to ESSENCE, but standardization and IP training are required to …