Effectiveness of Using a Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis Query in ESSENCE-FL to Identify Possible Tuberculosis Patients and Contacts in Hillsborough County, Florida

Authors

  • Michael Wiese Epidemiology, FDOH-Hillsborough, Tampa, FL, United States
  • David Atrubin Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, United States
  • Warren McDougle Epidemiology, FDOH-Hillsborough, Tampa, FL, United States
  • Jylmarie Lewis Epidemiology, FDOH-Hillsborough, Tampa, FL, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5080

Abstract

The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics in Florida (ESSENCE-FL) is a web-based application for use by epidemiologists within the Florida Department of Health and other public health professionals. In Hillsborough County, Florida a specific query has been developed to search for and identify possible tuberculosis patients and exposed contacts among the emergency department data in ESSENCE-FL. This study is designed to determine the usefulness of specific term-chief complaint and discharge diagnosis queries in identifying tuberculosis patients and exposed contacts

Author Biography

Michael Wiese, Epidemiology, FDOH-Hillsborough, Tampa, FL, United States

Michael Wiese is a surveillance epidemiologist with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County. He received his MPH in epidemiology from the University of South Florida and is Certified in Public Health (CPH).

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Wiese, M., Atrubin, D., McDougle, W., & Lewis, J. (2014). Effectiveness of Using a Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis Query in ESSENCE-FL to Identify Possible Tuberculosis Patients and Contacts in Hillsborough County, Florida. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5080

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Poster Presentations