Evaluation of ESSENCE in the Cloud Using Meaningful Use Syndromic Surveillance Data

Authors

  • Wayne Loschen Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  • William Stephens Tarrant County Public Health
  • Taha Kass-Hout Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, & Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Miles Stewart Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  • Dave Heinbaugh Tarrant County Public Health
  • Joseph Lombardo Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4523

Abstract

For over six months the Tarrant County Public Health Department has been sending data through the BioSense 2.0 application to a pilot version of ESSENCE on the Amazon GovCloud. This project has demonstrated the ability for local hospitals to send meaningful use syndromic surveillance data to the Internet cloud and provide public health officials tools to analyze the data both using BioSense 2.0 and ESSENCE. The presentation will describe the tools and techniques used to accomplish this, an evaluation of how the system has performed, and lessons learned for future health departments attempting similar projects.

Author Biography

Wayne Loschen, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Wayne Loschen is a Senior Professional Staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an M.S. in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Loschen has had technical and management roles in a variety of domain areas including public health, submarine technology, and environmental science. His recent work includes leading the technical development of ESSENCE.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Loschen, W., Stephens, W., Kass-Hout, T., Stewart, M., Heinbaugh, D., & Lombardo, J. (2013). Evaluation of ESSENCE in the Cloud Using Meaningful Use Syndromic Surveillance Data. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4523

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Oral Presentations: Meaningful Use