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
As of November 2024, NBS users at local health departments are able to utilize the Query Registry feature in NBS. This feature allows users to search the Children and Hoosier Immunization Registry Program (CHIRP) application directly from NBS and import relevant vaccine records to associate to investigations. In addition, NBS users at local health departments can now edit vaccine records after they have been submitted. Please review this Fact Sheet for complete instructions on how to use this feature.
Most investigations in NBS now contain detailed race variables, which facilitate the collection of more specific race information beyond the five standard race categories. Please review the Detailed Race Fact Sheet for more information.
Beginning in September 2023, a new variable, “Investigation Initiation Date”, was added to select condition investigations in NBS to support the measurement of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control key performance indicator (KPI) for Health First Indiana. This variable continued to be implemented across additional conditions through mid-2024 and is now present on most condition investigations. The variable location will vary slightly depending on the condition; however, you can 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, including condition exceptions, in this Fact Sheet.
For questions, please contact NBS@health.IN.gov.
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 Contacts by Program
General: Contact your District Field Epidemiologist or call (317) 233-7125.
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention: Kyra Veatch
- Lead: Sue Henry
- STI/HIV: Andrew Medellin or Stephanie Lofton (facilities or public health nurses)
- Tuberculosis: Scovia Kiwanuka
- Viral Hepatitis B and C: Jena Rasor