diff --git a/docs/api/covidcast-signals/nssp.md b/docs/api/covidcast-signals/nssp.md index 77b320186..3f69a7cd0 100644 --- a/docs/api/covidcast-signals/nssp.md +++ b/docs/api/covidcast-signals/nssp.md @@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ nav_order: 1 [The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP)](https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/php/about/index.html) is an effort to track epidemiologically relevant conditions. This dataset in particular tracks emergency department (ED) visits arising from a subset of influenza-like illnesses, specifically influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). -Each signal below is derived from one of two following datasets: -- Primary: [NSSP Emergency Department Visit Trajectories by State and Sub State Regions- COVID-19, Flu, RSV, Combined dataset](https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/2023-Respiratory-Virus-Response-NSSP-Emergency-Dep/rdmq-nq56/about_data) -- Secondary: [2023 Respiratory Virus Response - NSSP Emergency Department Visit Trajectories by State- COVID-19, Flu, RSV, Combined](https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/2023-Respiratory-Virus-Response-NSSP-Emergency-Dep/7mra-9cq9/data_preview). Signals derived from the secondary dataset have suffix `_2023RVR` in their signal names. - -Both datasets started reporting data in late 2022. As of May 2024, NSSP received data from 78% of US EDs. +It is derived from the CDC's [Respiratory Virus Response NSSP Emergency Department Visit Trajectories dataset](https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/2023-Respiratory-Virus-Response-NSSP-Emergency-Dep/rdmq-nq56/about_data), which started reporting data in late 2022. +As of May 2024, NSSP received data from 78% of US EDs. | Signal | Description | |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| @@ -35,10 +32,6 @@ Both datasets started reporting data in late 2022. As of May 2024, NSSP received | `smoothed_pct_ed_visits_influenza` | 3 week moving average of `pct_ed_visits_influenza`
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | | `smoothed_pct_ed_visits_rsv` | 3 week moving average of `pct_ed_visits_rsv`
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | | `smoothed_pct_ed_visits_combined` | 3 week moving average of `pct_ed_visits_combined`
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | -| `pct_ed_visits_covid_2023RVR` | Percent of ED visits that had a discharge diagnosis code of COVID-19
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | -| `pct_ed_visits_influenza_2023RVR` | Percent of ED visits that had a discharge diagnosis code of influenza
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | -| `pct_ed_visits_rsv_2023RVR` | Percent of ED visits that had a discharge diagnosis code of rsv
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | -| `pct_ed_visits_combined_2023RVR` | Percent of ED visits that had a discharge diagnosis code of COVID-19, influenza, or rsv
**Earliest date available:** 2022-10-01 | ## Table of Contents {: .no_toc .text-delta} @@ -49,8 +42,7 @@ Both datasets started reporting data in late 2022. As of May 2024, NSSP received ## Estimation The percent visits signals are calculated as a fraction of visits at facilities reporting to NSSP, rather than all facilities in the area. -For primary signals, `county`, `state` and `nation` level data is reported as-is from NSSP, without modification, while `hhs`, `hrr` and `msa` are estimated by Delphi. -For secondary signals, `state`, `hhs` and `nation` level data is reported as-is from NSSP, without modification. +`county`, `state` and `nation` level data is reported as-is from NSSP, without modification, while `hhs`, `hrr` and `msa` are estimated by Delphi. ### Geographic weighting As the original data is a percentage and raw case counts are not available, `hrr`,`msa`, and `hhs` values are computed from county-level data using a weighted mean. Each county is assigned a weight equal to its population in the last census (2020). Unreported counties are implicitly treated as having a weight of 0 or a value equal to the group mean. @@ -112,4 +104,4 @@ Some low population counties occasionally report outliers, e.g. 33.33%, 50%, 100 This source is derived from the CDC's [Respiratory Virus Response NSSP Emergency Department Visit Trajectories dataset](https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/2023-Respiratory-Virus-Response-NSSP-Emergency-Dep/rdmq-nq56/about_data). There is another version of the dataset that includes [state data only](https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/2023-Respiratory-Virus-Response-NSSP-Emergency-Dep/7mra-9cq9/about_data). -This data was originally published by the CDC, and is made available here as a convenience to the forecasting community under the terms of the original license, which is [U.S. Government Public Domain](https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright). +This data was originally published by the CDC, and is made available here as a convenience to the forecasting community under the terms of the original license, which is [U.S. Government Public Domain](https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright). \ No newline at end of file