Louisiana Tuberculosis Management System
Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Web Site:
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov
Contact:
Michael Lacassagne, MPH, MT (AAB) Program Director TB Control Program
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Category:
Public Health, Public Sector
Louisiana Tuberculosis Management System
Modernization of TB case management.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an incredibly infectious disease that can spread quickly, causing deadly outbreaks. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) needed a way to accelerate its response, allowing team members to head off the spread of the disease. TEI worked with the director of the LDH’s TB Control Program to develop a system that allows health units to manage and collaborate on TB cases from locations around the state. Dubbed the Louisiana TB Management System (LATB), this web-based application eliminates the units outdated MS Access data mergers, streamlines operations into one continuously updated interface, and makes it easy for everyone to access vital information in real-time.
Goals Achieved
Improved Response time for TB Patients and contact tracing
Secure Collaboration for Health Units
Lab Data Management
Robust Reporting Capabilities
Project Background
TEI started working with the Louisiana Department of Health, specifically for the Epidemiology department in 2008. After years of successful software development projects, the director of the TB program requested help with making a web-based version of their Microsoft Access TB Register.
System Features
Case Management Solution
Centralized Database of Patient Records
Real-Time Data Updates
User-Friendly Web Interface
Patient Tracking
Lab Data Component
User Security Management
Duplication Identification
Accessible from Any Regional Office
Robust Reporting Capabilities
Error Reduction
Secure Access for all Stakeholders
Regional Health Units
Regional Health units across Louisiana can login and manage aspects of the LATB register based on their role-based permissions. Administrators, Managers, Disease Intervention Specialists, Doctors, Nurses, and Clerks can be granted permission to securely access modules within the LATB system.