ISDH Update NBS April 26 2019 Robyn Matthews

ISDH Update: NBS April 26, 2019 Robyn Matthews, MPH Public Health Informatician Epidemiology Resource Center (ERC)

Resources ISDH: NEDSS Base System (NBS) - IN. gov (https: //www. in. gov/isdh/27296. htm) • NBS overview • Training videos and guidance documents – IP/Reporter – Disease-specific • NBS Reports • Frequently asked questions 2

Tips and Reminders • Please fill in demographic information completely – Name, address, DOB, phone • Attachments won’t open if there are special characters or punctuation in the name of the file • Conditions on morbidity reports cannot be changed • NBS times out after 15 minutes of no activity – If filling out information, click submit or save 3

Tips and Reminders • Always search using “Patient Search” NOT “Data Entry” • Adding symptom information and test method(s) is really appreciated – Attaching a copy of the lab/H&P to the morbidity report or using the comments section • If you cover multiple facilities, you can request reports through the Help. Desk 4

Questions Robyn Matthews romatthews@isdh. in. gov ERC – Field epidemiologists or Charlie Clark (cclark 1@isdh. in. gov) TB – Kelly White (Kewhite@isdh. in. gov) Viral Hepatitis B and C – Brittany Gross (bgross@isdh. in. gov) 5