NEDSS Base System (NBS) & Surveillance
The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is an electronic disease reporting and case management platform supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On January 1, 2019, the Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention, Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis programs at the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) transitioned their individual electronic disease surveillance and monitoring systems to NBS.
If you are a public health nurse, infection preventionist, or other local health department or hospital staff in need of NBS access, please contact your District Field Epidemiologist for instructions on how to request an NBS account.
NBS Updates
On September 18th, 2023, a new variable, “Investigation Initiation Date”, will be added to select condition investigations in NBS, with eventual implementation across all conditions. The variable location will vary slightly depending on the condition; however, you can expect to find it at the beginning of the investigation (new NBS investigation format) or at the end of the investigation (old NBS investigation format). Please review the linked screenshots for example locations. You can find more detailed information regarding the change in this Fact Sheet.
For additional questions, please reach out to Rose Dunbar RoDunbar@health.in.gov and Kyra Kofodimos KKofodimos@health.in.gov.
Training Resources
NBS/Surveillance Team
The NBS Surveillance team serves within the Infectious Disease & Epidemiology Prevention Division (IDEPD) at the Indiana Department of Health. The team’s purpose is to minimize morbidity and mortality associated with reportable communicable diseases among Indiana residents by conducting a broad and complex range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities; this includes but is not limited to coordinating infectious disease reporting, providing infectious disease surveillance support to internal subject matter experts & external partners, conduct maintenance and support of the NBS surveillance system, coordinate electronic case reporting (eCR) activities, and coordinate COVID-19 surveillance.
Contact Information
Indiana Department of Health
2 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
General questions may be directed to:
IDOH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Division
- Phone: 317-233-7125 (8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m.)
- After Hours Emergency Calls: 317-233-1325
NBS/Surveillance Team Contacts
NBS Contacts by Program
General: Contact your District Field Epidemiologist or call (317) 233-7125.
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention: Hailey Vest
- Lead: Sue Henry or Teresa Kirby
- STI/HIV: Ariel Cheatham or Stephanie Lofton (facilities or public health nurses)
- Tuberculosis: Keifer Taylor
- Viral Hepatitis B and C: Jena Rasor
