System and method for incident reporting
First Claim
1. A computer-assisted system for incident reporting, comprising:
- an application server on a computer located on a network and communicating with a user computer on the network, the application server being programmed to present through user interface screens on the user computer an incident report form with data fields for entering information regarding an incident to create an incident report, the data fields including a field for a routing profile for the incident report, the routing profile specifying a list of review steps identifying a reviewer for each review step and an action to be carried out at said each step, the application server being further programmed to forward said incident report to reviewers identified in the routing profile for review thereof, anda first database connected to the application server for storing the incident report and a review status of the incident report, wherein data in the first database are stored in an encrypted format.
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Abstract
A system and method for incident reporting uses an application server on a network to facilitate the creation of incident reports and distribution of the reports for review, and controls access to the incident reports to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the reports. Each incident report is given a routing profile, which is tailored such that only proper authorized persons can review and/or edit the report. The progress of incident report review and incident investigation is tracked, and the tracking data are stored for monitoring and auditing purposes. Access to selected reports may be given to users on a temporary basis. The incident reports are archived to enable auditing and generation of reports.
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1. A computer-assisted system for incident reporting, comprising:
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an application server on a computer located on a network and communicating with a user computer on the network, the application server being programmed to present through user interface screens on the user computer an incident report form with data fields for entering information regarding an incident to create an incident report, the data fields including a field for a routing profile for the incident report, the routing profile specifying a list of review steps identifying a reviewer for each review step and an action to be carried out at said each step, the application server being further programmed to forward said incident report to reviewers identified in the routing profile for review thereof, and a first database connected to the application server for storing the incident report and a review status of the incident report, wherein data in the first database are stored in an encrypted format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of processing incident reports, comprising:
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presenting an incident report form through electronic user interface screens transmitted over a network to a user computer for creating an incident report, the incident report form having data fields regarding an incident to be reported and including a field for a routing profile for the incident report, the routing profile specifying a list of review steps identifying a reviewer for each review step and an action to be carried out at said each step; storing the incident report and a review status of the incident report in a database in an encrypted format; and forwarding the incident report to reviewers identified in the routing profile for review thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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