“…Specifically regarding TB, follow-up of TB cases involves the filling of several registry instruments standardized by the Ministry of Health, such as the Individual Notification Form (Formulário de Notificação Individual [FNI]), Record of Directly Observed Treatment, and Record of Treatment and Follow-up of Cases of Tuberculosis, in addition to the electronic medical record, TBWEB, SINAN, SITE-TB, GAL, and e-SUS AB at a nationwide level. Other local systems are also involved, namely Hygia Web, SISTB [23], and hospitals' information systems, which are, respectively, governmental, state, and regional health information systems. SISTB stores and centralizes information about the patient, treatments, examinations, and hospitalizations in the municipality of Ribeirão Preto.…”