Chapter 9 – Health Care Services

91080.12 Inmate TB Alert System Reports

• The Inmate Alert System provides two reports, 1) Medical Alert List by Arrival Date and 2) Medical Alert List by Medical Code and two screens 1) Medical Information Screen HistoryDiagnosis and 2) Medical Information Screen HistoryMovement. The reports and screens are useful in monitoring an inmate’s TBTuberculosis status.

• Medical Alert List By Arrival Date

  • The user of the Inmate TBTuberculosis Alert System selects the desired inmate arrival date. The selected date may be either one single day or a sequence of many days.

  • The Medical Alert List by Arrival Date Report provides the following data elements for every inmate in the facility by date of arrival:

    • Bed/Cell–Most current housing status.

    • CDC Number.

    • Inmate Name.

    • Birth Date.

    • Age.

    • Medical Code.

• The Medical Alert List by Arrival Date Report may be generated daily and used for:

  • Inmate Tracking–Immediate action shall be taken if the inmate’s TBTuberculosis Alert Code remains 11 after 72 hours.

  • Case contact investigation information.

  • Identification of inmates with TBTuberculosis Alert Code 22 who require annual PPD skin testing.

  • Identification of inmates with TBTuberculosis Alert Code 31, 32, 33, or 43 who require yearly evaluations for symptoms of coughing, night sweats, fever, and weight loss.

  • Assistance with identifying inmates who require Directly Observed Therapy.

  • Assistance in Confidential Morbidity Report and Verified Case Report card generation.

• Medical Alert List by Medical Code

  • The Medical Alert List by Medical Code Report provides a list of every inmate grouped by TBTuberculosis Alert Codes. The report may be generated by selecting one or a combination of TBTuberculosis Alert Codes.

  • This report, sorted by medical alert code and description of code, provides the following data elements for every inmate in the facility:

    • Bed/Cell–Most current housing status.

    • CDC Number.

    • Inmate Name.

    • Birth Date.

    • Age.

    • Arrival.

  • The Medical Alert List by Medical Code Report may be generated daily and used for:

    • Follow-up of inmates with a TBTuberculosis Alert Code 11 that should have progressed into another code.

    • Data surveillance on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis.

    • Expediting follow-up care on inmates with TBTuberculosis Alert Code 21, 31, or 32.

• Screens

  • The Medical Information Screen History–Diagnosis.

• Medical Information Screen History Diagnosis

  • The user will read information regarding the inmate’s TBTuberculosis history provided on the Medical Information Screen History–Diagnosis screen. Refer to the Medical Alert System User’s Manual for detailed instructions.

  • This screen provides the following data elements for every inmate in the facility:

    • CDC Number.

    • Inmate Name.

    • Bed/Cell–Most current housing status.

    • Current TBTuberculosis Alert Code.

    • Previous medical diagnosis and date of entry.

  • Uses of the Medical Information Screen History–Diagnosis screen include:

    • Current TBTuberculosis Alert Code and date entry.

    • Previous medical diagnosis history.

  • Once this screen is displayed on the DDPSDistributed Data Processing System terminal, a screen print may be executed on the printer. Refer to the Medical Alert System User’s Manual for detailed instructions.

• Medical Information Screen History Movement

  • The user will read information regarding an inmate’s movement history provided on the Medical Information Screen HistoryMovement screen. Refer to the Medical Alert System User’s Manual for detailed instructions.

  • This screen provides the following data elements for every inmate in the facility:

    • CDC Number.

    • Inmate’s Name.

    • Bed/Cell–Most current housing status.

    • Current TBTuberculosis Alert Code.

    • Transaction Message.

    • Facility.

    • Cell.

    • Location.

    • Date.

    • Previous CDC Number.

  • Uses of the Medical Information Screen HistoryMovement include:

    • Assistance with case contact investigations.

  • Once this screen is displayed on the DDPSDistributed Data Processing System terminal, a screen print may be executed on the printer. Refer to the Medical Alert System User’s Manual for detailed instructions.