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  • Content Type: Report

    Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more
    … department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient … only one healthcare facility submitting data to Oregon ESSENCE. Per data use agreements, counts from a single …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    Maryland has a powerful syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE, which is used for the early detection of disease outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, and public health emergencies. ESSENCE incorporates traditional and nontraditional health… read more
    … Maryland has a powerful syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE, which is used for the early detection of disease … the state were sending emergency department (ED) data to ESSENCE. DHMH began planning several years ago to increase …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    More than a decade ago, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) developed the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more
    … Notification of Community-based Epidemics (Enterprise ESSENCE), which is currently used by federal, state and … the experience gained in the development of Enterprise ESSENCE, JHU/APL has developed two freely available …
  • Content Type: Webinar

    Presented November 29, 2017. During this 60-minute session, Aaron Kite-Powell, M.S., from CDC and Wayne Loschen, M.S., from JHU-APL provide an overview of tips and tricks in ESSENCE to make it more useful for members and also answer … read more
    … from JHU-APL provide an overview of tips and tricks in ESSENCE to make it more useful for members and also … ESSENCE functions, capabilities and uses. … ESSENCE Q & A …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public health stakeholders at city, county, state, regional, national, and global levels. The system was developed by a team from the Johns Hopkins… read more
    … In development for over fourteen years, ESSENCE is a disease surveillance system utilized by public … and planned enhancements of the system. The_Evolution_Of_Essence.pdf Submitted by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:52 … …
  • Content Type: Training

    Washington State (WA) has developed and recorded three ESSENCE trainings for their staff. These include trainings for basic, intermediate, and advanced ESSENCE skills. WA ESSENCE Trainings
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    … Washington State (WA) has developed and recorded three ESSENCE trainings for their staff. These include trainings for basic, intermediate, and advanced ESSENCE skills. WA ESSENCE Trainings ESSENCE Basic Skills …
  • Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation will focus on how to share queries in ESSENCE.  In addition to teaching the basic mechanics of the application, the presentation will explore advanced techniques for sharing queries in features like myESSENCE, report… read more
    … This presentation will focus on how to share queries in ESSENCE.  In addition to teaching the basic mechanics of the …
  • Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation will focus on how to build ad-hoc queries in ESSENCE.  In addition to teaching the basic mechanics of building queries, the presentation will explore advanced techniques for building complex queries to find specific case… read more
    … presentation will focus on how to build ad-hoc queries in ESSENCE.  In addition to teaching the basic mechanics of …