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Patient Management System Programmed Alert to Notify Providers of Suspected TB Cases
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An increase in tuberculosis (TB) among homeless men residing in Marion County, Indiana was noticed in the summer of 2008. The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) hosted screening events at homeless shelters in hopes of finding… read more… were performed as requested but the patient records did not indicate if the procedure was prompted due to the alert or because the patient presented with … is underway to better understand why these encounters did not provide a notification to the MCPHD. Several MCPHD …