What to know
CDC's NSSP provides the syndromic surveillance community with the BioSense Platform. This secure, cloud-based system detects and monitors health threats. Successfully onboarding health care facilities, vendors, and public health sites into the platform is vital. High-quality live data feeds power the system. These data, paired with standardized tools and processes, enable effective investigation and rapid response. Our onboarding work is an investment in a modernized public health data infrastructure.
Key roles in the process
Facilities transmit de-identified patient information to the BioSense Platform in near real-time. Our partners in this process who help ensure high-quality data feeds include:
- The facility that will submit data. In addition to the organizations that deliver care, this could also include electronic health record vendors or health information exchanges.
- The site, our term for the public health authority that serves as an administrative hub for groupings of facilities that transmit data.
- The site administrator, the primary public health authority contact at each site. Site admins will build relationships with facility staff and oversee all aspects of onboarding. Site admins serve as liaisons between facilities and NSSP.
Identifying your site administrator
Onboarding job aids
These resources will help site administrators walk through onboarding step-by-step, from planning to the key phases of engaging, connecting, validating and operating.
Syndromic Data Element Prioritization
New Facility Onboarding Overview
Pre-Onboarding: New Facility Planning
Phase 1: New Facility Steps to Engage
Phase 2: New Facility Steps to Connect
Phase 3: New Facility Steps to Validate
Phase 4: New Facility Steps to Operate
Facility BOPA
Electronic fillable PDF to acknowledge having read about the BioSense Platform onboarding process. For facility use only.
Feed Profile Template
Form for submitting contact information. Automated system alerts will be emailed to contacts if an issue needs to be investigated.
Choose a Site Support Model Prior to Onboarding
Pre-Onboarding: New Site Planning
Phase 1: New Site Steps to Engage
Phase 2: New Site Steps to Connect
Phase 3: New Site Steps to Validate
Phase 4: New Site Steps to Operate
Site BOPA
Electronic fillable PDF to acknowledge having read about the BioSense Platform onboarding process. For site use only.
BioSense Platform resources
Posit Workbench and SAS Studio
Onboarding articles
Advantages of Designating Associated Facilities
Onboarding Outreach: Moving Data Into Production
Onboarding Outreach: Production Exceptions
Six Reasons to Onboard New Facilities
Facility Deactivation Alert Response
Understanding How Facility Status Changes Affect Processing
Identifying Duplicate Messages in BioSense Platform