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  • How to Use the ESSENCE APIs with the Rnssp Package

    Content Type: Training

    In July 2021, NSSP announced the release of the Rnssp R package which facilitates access to the ESSENCE system via a secure and simple interface. Rnssp provides methods that… read more
    … of the  Rnssp  R package which facilitates access to the ESSENCE system via a secure and simple … In this tutorial demonstrates how to pull data from the ESSENCE system using Rnssp. Note: The Rnssp package is yet … ) and manually install it. How To Use the ESSENCE APIs With the Rnssp Package Submitted by aaltabbaa …
  • 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 …
  • Impact of the NSSP’s transition to ESSENCE on chief complaint field-based syndromes

    Content Type: Abstract

    In January 2017, the NSSP transitioned their BioSense analytical tools to Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The chief complaint field in BioSense 2.0 was a concatenation of the record's… read more
    … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The chief complaint field in BioSense 2.0 was a … and diagnostic impression. Following the transition to ESSENCE, the chief complaint field was comprised of the … if the chief complaint was blank. Furthermore, the ESSENCE chief complaint field was electronically parsed …
  • Tuning a Chief Complaint Text Parser for Use in DoD ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    An expanded ambulatory health record, the Comprehensive Ambulatory Patient Encounter Record (CAPER) will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text… read more
    … will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the … for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), thereby providing an alternate evidence source. A … Tuning_A_Chief_Complaint_Text_Parser_For_Use_In_Dod_Essence.pdf Submitted by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:52 …
  • 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 …
  • Improving the Value Proposition of Surveillance Tools: Innovative Uses for VA ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    VA began using ESSENCE as a public health surveillance tool in 2005. The system offered alerting capability for pre-defined syndromes and querying capability for outpatient ICD-9 diagnosis codes. Herein, we highlight examples of how we have invested… read more
    … VA began using ESSENCE as a public health surveillance tool in 2005. The … capabilities and expanded data sources available to ESSENCE in order to augment the overall utility of this … VA began using ESSENCE as a public health surveillance tool in 2005. The …
  • 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 … review and clean the existing BioSense facility data. The ESSENCE ingestion process requires use of a Master Facility …