ESP Implementation Kit Materials
- 1 Overview of steps for new sites installing ESP for case reporting
- 2 ESP Implementation Overview
- 3 Installation and Configuration
- 3.1 Process Roles and Responsibilities
- 3.2 File Spec
- 3.3 Technical Specifications for ESP
- 3.4 How To Install ESP
- 3.5 Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions for ESP
- 3.6 Documents Helpful for Configuring and Running ESP
- 3.7 Data Extract Testing v1.5.pdf
- 3.8 ESP Abstract Lab Mapping Information for Notifiable Conditions.xlsx
- 3.9 How to Configure ESP Error Handling & Database Auditing
- 3.10 ESP ETL Data Load & Processing Diagram
- 4 Case Reporting
- 5 Helpful links
Overview of steps for new sites installing ESP for case reporting
A kick-off meeting will be planned
Appropriate IT staff and identified point person from the site should be present
The implementation kit materials will be provided in advance
During kick-off meeting
Develop a timeline
Review all materials and processes
Site will provide an annotated copy of the File Spec on what they can/can’t report, important notes, etc.
Site will provide a list with detailed descriptions of encounter types
Discussion of specific data elements of interest with sites will occur at the kick off or subsequent meeting
ESP Implementation Overview
Installation and Configuration
Process Roles and Responsibilities
This document outlines roles among DPH, clinical site, Commonwealth Informatics, and Dept of Population Medicine
File Spec
This document describes which EMR fields are necessary for ESP operation and case reporting, format of variables, and table structure
ESP Field List - FileSpec v2.3 (Latest Version)
ESP Field List - FileSpec v1.10
ESP Field List - FileSpec v1.7
ESP Field List (FileSpec) v1.6
Technical Specifications for ESP
How To Install ESP
How to Install and Configure ESP 3.5 on Ubuntu and RedHat(RHEL)
How to Install and Configure ESP 3.4 on Ubuntu 18.04-v4.pdf (3.4 is an OLD Version - please install 3.5.x )
How to Install and Configure ESP 3.4 on RedHat 7.6-v3.pdf (3.4 is an OLD Version - please install 3.5.x )
Release Notes and Upgrade Instructions for ESP
3.4.13 or 3.4.14 to 3.5.2 Upgrade Instructions Note: ESP 3.5 includes updates to Python and Django
Documents Helpful for Configuring and Running ESP
Data Extract Testing v1.5.pdf
This document includes information on how to validate the data load from the clinical site EMR
ESP Abstract Lab Mapping Information for Notifiable Conditions.xlsx
This document outlines how to map specific clinical site lab test names to abstract lab concepts in ESP
How to Configure ESP Error Handling & Database Auditing
ESP ETL Data Load & Processing Diagram
Case Reporting
ESP Implementation Roadmap_v1.2
This document describes in detail how DPH and clinical site work together to validate messages and case information sent from ESP into the Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network (MAVEN)
Validation Guidance_v1.0
This document suggests a format on how sites should validate the cases created in ESP
LOINC-SNOMED Mapping Document 20190222.xlsx
This document describes LOINC and SNOMED mapping to be completed by clinical site within the Health Information Reporting Portal (HIRP)
ESP Algorithms Full List
Helpful links
esphealth.org home page and FAQ