Proactive contact tracing associated with shared health events
US12266213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods may include obtaining data identifying a plurality of cancelled health-related appointments for a plurality of patient records stored in a database, the cancelled health-related appointments associated with a shared health event; associating each of the plurality of patient records with a risk category from a plurality of risk categories ranging from a lowest risk to a highest risk; communicating with a client computing device associated with a patient having a cancelled health-related appointment to schedule a return appointment based at least on a risk category, the communicating including receiving current health condition information of the patient; based on the current health condition information of the patient showing symptoms consistent with symptoms associated with the shared health event, identifying the patient as a potential infected patient; and performing contact tracing based at least on people that the patient has contact with while experiencing the symptoms.
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