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  • Investigating Other Syndrome in ESSENCE from a Data Quality Perspective

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    The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) conducts syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS) and submits the collected data… read more
    … System (LEEDS) and submits the collected data to ESSENCE. There are currently 86 syndromes defined in LEEDS … to Other syndrome. Since the transition from BioSense to ESSENCE, IDEpi has identified various data quality issues …
  • User Generated SQL Queries Inform Evaluation of NSSP ESSENCE

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    As system users develop queries within ESSENCE, they step through the user-interface to select data sources and parameters needed for their query. Then they select from the available output options (e.g., time series, table builder, data details).… read more
    … As system users develop queries within ESSENCE, they step through the user-interface to select data …
  • Evaluation of ESSENCE in the Cloud Using Meaningful Use Syndromic Surveillance Data

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    In November of 2011 BioSense 2.0 went live to provide tools for public health departments to process, store, and analyze meaningful use syndromic surveillance data. In February of 2012 ESSENCE was adapted to support meaningful use syndromic… read more
    … use syndromic surveillance data. In February of 2012 ESSENCE was adapted to support meaningful use syndromic … tools to analyze the data both using BioSense 2.0 and ESSENCE. The presentation will describe the tools and …
  • Maricopa County’s use of NSSP ESSENCE to detect cases during a hepatitis A outbreak

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 3/29/2017, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) received three reports of confirmed HAV infection from an onsite clinic at Campus A that assists individuals experiencing homelessness, a population at risk for HAV transmission.… read more
    … initiated rapid HAV infection case detection using NSSP ESSENCE. Objective: To demonstrate the utility of the …
  • Comparing and Contrasting Two ESSENCE Syndrome Definition Query Methods

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    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 …
  • Comparison of ICD-9-Coded Chief Complaints and Diagnoses for Identifying Gastrointestinal Syndrome Using ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purpose of this study was to determine if existing chief complaint and ICD-9 codes for detecting gastrointestinal syndrome correctly identify similar patterns of illness when applied to the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early… read more
    … for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE IV). Submitted by elamb on Mon, 07/30/2018 - 08:40 … …
  • Using ESSENCE to Detect Bomb-Making Activity: What’s Appropriate?

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    In preparation for mass gathering events, DPH conducts enhanced syndromic surveillance activities to detect potential cases of anthrax, tularemia, plague, and other potentially bioterrorism-related communicable diseases. While preparing for Saint… read more
    … activities. Objective: To describe a novel application of ESSENCE by the Saint Louis County Department of Public … activities. Objective: To describe a novel application of ESSENCE by the Saint Louis County Department of Public …
  • Recognizing Recreational Water Exposure and Habituating HAB Surveillance in ESSENCE

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    Harmful algal blooms (HABs) consist of colonies of prokaryotic photosynthetic bacteria algae that can produce harmful toxins. The toxins produced by HABs are considered a One Health issue. HABs can occur in all types of water (fresh, brackish, and… read more
    … useful source of HAB exposure information, and the Oregon ESSENCE team was asked to develop a query to help monitor HAB-related complaints. Objective: Use ESSENCE to create a sustainable process for identifying ED …