Updates and New Items

As of Thursday, January 31, 2008 the NEDSS system was updated to Release 1.1.7.

Here are a few of the new things that you will see with this update:

1. A timeout clock that allows the user to see the amount of time that remains before their session will end. The clock appears in the bottom left of the page. When there are 2 minutes left before the session timeout, a pop-up reminder appears on the screen.
2. The name of “My Program Area’s Investigations” queue has been changed to “My Program Area’s Open Investigations”.  Only investigations with an “Open” status will appear in this queue.
3. The following fields were added to the Mumps Investigation field:
   1. Did parotitis or other mumps-associated complication onset occur within 12-25 days of entering the USA, following any travel or living outside USA?
2. If this is a U.S.-acquired case, how should the case be classified by source?
4. Changes were made to the Foodborne Investigation. For detailed description see NEDSS Base System 1.1.7 Release Notes.
5. A new module, Report Administration, has been added.  This module will provide the ability to create and maintain data sources and reports through the NBS graphical user interface.  For details see “Report Administration User Guide”.
6. The following six (6) conditions were added:
   1. Q Fever, Acute
   2. Q Fever, Chronic
   3. Ehrilichiosis, chaffeensis
   4. Ehrilichiosis, ewingii
   5. Anaplasma phagocytophilum
   6. Ehrichiosis / Anaplasmosis, undetermined

For more information see the NEDSS Base System 1.1.7 Release Notes.