Public health surveillance system
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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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Abstract
A networked system for identifying whether an individual or a plurality of individuals has been exposed to a disease-causing infectious agent associated with a bioterrorism event.
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1. A health surveillance and monitoring system, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A health surveillance and monitoring system, the system comprising:
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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 responses to the queries 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 (i) an analysis engine configured to (a) retrieve the responses from the database and (b) process the responses and (ii) a report generator configured to present one or more reports used to determine a probability of an occurrence of a health condition based on the responses as processed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A health surveillance and monitoring system, the system comprising:
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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 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 is configured to (i) retrieve and process the responses and (ii) present one or more reports used to determine a probability of an occurrence of a health condition in the form of both a suspicion index and a geographical display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A health surveillance and monitoring system, the system comprising:
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a server connected to a network and having (i) a database, (ii) an analysis engine and (iii) a script generator program; a workstation separate from the server, connected to the network and configured to enter a first query set 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 first query set queries from the server via the network, (ii) obtain one or more first responses to the first query set from an individual, and (iii) transmit the first responses to the first query set to the server via the network, wherein (A) the server is configured to store the first responses in the database, (B) the script generator program is configured to create a second query set by processing the first responses to the first query set, (C) the server is further configured to send the second query set to the remotely programmable apparatuses, (D) each of the remotely programmable apparatuses (i) obtains one or more second responses to the second query set from the individual and (ii) transmits the second responses to the second query set to the server, (E) the server stores the second responses in the database and (F) the analysis engine is configured to (i) process both the first responses and the second responses stored in the database and (ii) present one or more reports used to determine a probability of an occurrence of a health condition based on the responses as processed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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