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Public health surveillance system

  • US 8,626,521 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2002
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A health surveillance and monitoring system, the system comprising:

  • a server connected to a network and having (i) a database and (ii) a monitoring application;

    a workstation separate from the server, connected to the network and configured to enter one or more queries into the server; and

    a plurality of remotely programmable apparatuses each (1) connected to the network, (2) separate from both the workstation and the server and (3) configured to (i) receive the queries from the server via the network, (ii) obtain one or more responses to the queries respectively from an individual, and (iii) transmit the responses to the server via the network, wherein (A) the server is configured to store the responses in the database and (B) the monitoring application comprises a plurality of programs configured to (i) retrieve the responses from the database, (ii) process the responses and (iii) present one or more reports used to determine a probability of an occurrence of a health condition based on the responses as processed.

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