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Bravata DM, McDonald K, Owens DK, et al. Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: Use of Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2002 Jun. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 59.)

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Appendix I. Index of Systems

In this table, we describe where in Chapter 3 (Results) and, if applicable, in which Evidence Table each system is discussed.

System nameAbbreviationSection of Chapter 3: Results Evidence table(s)
121 Cities Mortality Reporting System Surveillance Systems for Influenza 
4WARN Integrated Collection and Identification Systems 1
AAH Meditel United Kingdom General Practitioner Reporting System Surveillance Systems for Influenza 5
ABDX Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3
ABIX Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4
Active Bacterial Core SurveillanceABCsSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 
Adenylate Kinase Phage BiosensorAK Phage BiosensorRapid Identification Systems 1
Advanced Nucleic Acid Analyzer/Handheld Advanced Nucleic Acid AnalyzerANAA/HANAARapid Identification Systems 1
AMEBA biosensor Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1
Analyte 2000 Rapid Identification Systems 1
Anthrax Sensor Rapid Identification Systems 1
Antibiotic Assistant™ Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3
Antibody-based Lateral Flow Economical Recognition TicketALERTRapid Identification Systems 1, 4
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Influenza Sentinel Surveillance SystemAGI Sentinel Surveillance SystemSurveillance Systems for Influenza 
Associate for Public Health General Diagnostic DSSs 
Australian Membrane and Biotechnology Research Institute Biosensor TechnologyAMBRI Biosensor TechnologyRapid Identification Systems 1
Australian National Animal Health Information SystemAustralian NAHISZoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems 
Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous IncidentsADASHIIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems 
Automated Late-Arriving Results Monitoring SystemALARMSCommunication Systems 4
BioCapture BT-550 Collection Systems 1
Biolog Rapid Identification Systems 1, 4  
Biological Aerosol Sentry Information SystemBASISIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Biological Agent Warning SensorBAWSIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Biological Integrated Detection SystemBIDSIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Biosensor for E. coli  Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Biothreat Active Surveillance Integrated Information and Communication SystemBASIICSSurveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
BioThreat Alert StripsBTA™ StripsRapid Identification Systems 1  
BloodLink Other Diagnostic Systems 2  
Border Infectious Disease Surveillance ProjectBIDSSurveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
BOSS™ Computerized Surveillance System Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Brigham Integrated Computing SystemBICSCommunication Systems 4  
California Electronic Laboratory Disease Alert and Reporting System(CELDAR)Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
California Encephalitis Program Zoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems  
California Influenza Surveillance ProjectCISPSurveillance Systems for Influenza  
Canadian Integrated Biochemical Agent Detection SystemCIBADS IIIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
CDC Wonder/PC Communication Systems  
CellChip™ Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Chemical/Biological Operational Decision AidCODAIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems  
Clinical Data RepositoryCDRSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Clinical DSS for detection and respiratory isolation of tuberculosis patients Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
Clinical Event ManagerCEMCommunication Systems 4  
Columbia-Presbyterian Clinical Event MonitorCEMManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Natural Language Processor Natural Language Processing System  
Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support SystemCHESSCommunication Systems  
Computer program for diagnosing and teaching geographic medicine Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
Computer-Assisted Infection Monitoring ProgramCAI Monitoring ProgramSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Computerized Information System for Infectious DiseasesCISIDCommunication Systems  
Computerized Lab Alert SystemCLASCommunication Systems 4  
ComputerLink Communication Systems  
Danish National Hospital Discharge Registry Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Data Web Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
Decentralized hospital computer program of the Veterans Administration HospitalsDHCP of the VA HospitalsSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Déjà Vu Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
DOD Biological Sampling KitDOD BSKRapid Identification Systems 1  
DOD Influenza Surveillance Program (formerly known as Project Gargle) Surveillance Systems for Influenza  
Deployable Radiology SystemDEPRADDiagnostic Systems Using Telemedicine  
DERMIS Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
Detection Algorithm using Syndromal Classification Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
DiagnosisPro®  General Diagnostic DSSs  
Dialysis Surveillance NetworkDSNSurveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
Digital Smell/Electronic Nose Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1, 4  
Disease Early Warning SystemDEWSSurveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
DNA Biochip Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Dutch Medimatica Influenza System Surveillance Systems for Influenza 5  
DXplain™ General Diagnostic DSSs 4  
Early Warning Outbreak Recognition SystemEWORSSurveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports 5  
Eindhoven Automated Knowledge Acquisition Tool Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Electronic Communicable Disease Reporting SystemECDRSSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Electronic Foodborne Outbreak Reporting SystemEFORSCommunication Systems  
Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based EpidemicsESSENCESurveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
EMERGEncy ID NET Surveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports 5  
Emergency Medical Alert NetworkEMANManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Emerging Infections NetworkEINCommunication Systems  
Emerging Pathogens InitiativeEPISurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
EMSystem/EMSurvey Communication Systems  
Enter-Net (formerly known as Salm-Net) Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Epidemic Information ExchangeEPI-XCommunication Systems  
EPIFAR Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
EpiMAN-FMD Zoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems 5  
EpiMAN-SF Zoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems 5  
ePocrates Rx/ePocrates ID Communication Systems  
European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (formerly CareTelematics)EISSSurveillance Systems for Influenza 5  
Eurosentinel Surveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports 5  
EUROTB Surveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports  
Fiber Optic Wave GuideFOWGRapid Identification Systems 1  
Field Kit for Rapid Detection of Anthrax Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Fluorescence Aerodynamic Particle Sizer-1FLAPS-1Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Fluorescence Aerodynamic Particle Sizer-2FLAPS-2Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Fluorescence-based Array Immunosensor Rapid Identification Systems 1, 4  
Food and Animal Residue Avoidance DatabankFARADDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance NetworkFoodNetDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses 5  
French Communicable Diseases Computer Network, also known as the French Sentinel System or SentiWebFCDNSurveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports 5  
Fuzzy logic program to predict source of bacterial infection Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
GeneChip®  Rapid Identification Systems 1  
GeneXpert™ Rapid Identification Systems 1  
GermWatcher Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Global Emerging Infections Sentinel NetworkGeoSentinelSurveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports  
Global Infectious Disease and Epidemiology NetworkGIDEONOther Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
Global Public Health Information NetworkGPHINSurveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
Global Salm-SurvGSSSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Haemsept Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Handheld Immunochromatographic AssaysHHARapid Identification Systems 1  
HAWK Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
Healinx Communication Systems  
Health Alert NetworkHANCommunication Systems  
Health Buddy®  Surveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
Health Evaluation through Logical ProcessingHELPManagement/Treatment-Related Systems; also Natural Language Processing Systems (as SymText) and Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data (as LDS DMSS) 3, 4, 5  
HEALTHCOM Communication Systems  
Henri Mondor University Hospital Clinical Information System Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Hospital Infection Standardized SurveillanceHISSSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
ICONS Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Iliad General Diagnostic DSSs 4  
Indianapolis Network for Patient CareINPCCommunication Systems  
Information Network for Public Health OfficialsINPHOCommunication Systems  
Intelligent Decision Aid System for ICU/NICUIDEAS for ICU/NICUManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance EpidemiologyICARESurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Interim Biological Agent DetectorIBADParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
International Network for the Study and Prevention of Emerging Antimicrobial ResistanceINSPEARSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
International Office of EpizooticsInternational OIEZoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems  
Joint Biological Point Detection SystemJBPDSIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Joint Biological Remote Early Warning SystemJBREWSIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Joint Service Warning And Reporting NetworkJWARNIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Joint United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Food and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO)/WHO Food Contamination Monitoring Programme Disease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Knowledge-based information network GiessenWINGSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Laboratory Information Tracking SystemLITSSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Laboratory Response Network Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
LandScan Integrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems  
LDS Data Mining Surveillance System (part of HELP)LDS DMSSSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data; also Management/Treatment-Related Systems (as part of HELP) 5  
LightCycler™ Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Lightweight Epidemiology and Advanced Detection and Emergency Response System (formerly known as the Enhanced Surveillance Project (ESP) or ENCOMPASS)LEADERSRapid Identification Systems; Surveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports 1  
Long Range Biological Standoff Detection SystemLR-BSDSParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Luminometer Rapid Identification Systems 1, 4  
Medcast Communication Systems 4  
Medical Historian Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data 5  
Medical HouseCall Diagnostic 5  
MEDTRAK Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
MERMAID Diagnostic Systems Using Telemedicine  
Meteorological Information and Dispersion Assessment System Anti-TerrorismMIDAS-ATIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems 1  
Met One Aerocet 531 Mass/Particle Counter Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
MicroArray of Gel Immobilized Compounds on a ChipMAGIChip™Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Military Public Health Laboratories Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
MiniFlo Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Minnesota Microbiology Information System Communication Systems 4  
Mobile Atmospheric And Sampling Identification FacilityMASIFIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Mobile Operational Support SystemMOSSDiagnostic Systems Using Telemedicine 4  
Model 3312A Ultraviolet Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (UV-APS)UV-APSParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Model 3321 Aerodynamic Particle Sizer Spectrometer (APS 3321)APS 3321Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Motorola Emergency Medical Communications System Communication Systems  
Multi-Purpose Integrated Chemical Agent AlarmMICADIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
National Animal Health Monitoring SystemNAHMSZoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems  
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring SystemNARMSSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (formerly known as the Epidemiologic Surveillance Project (ESP))NETSSSurveillance Systems Collecting Clinical Reports 5  
National Flu Surveillance NetworkNFSNSurveillance Systems for Influenza  
National Guideline Clearinghouse™NGCCommunication Systems  
National Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease SurveillancePulseNetDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance SystemNNIS SystemSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data  
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance SystemNREVSSSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
National Surveillance System for Healthcare WorkersNaSHSurveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
National Tuberculosis Genotyping and Surveillance Network Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
National West Nile Virus Surveillance SystemArboNetZoonotic and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems  
Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment Surveillance System Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
Neural Network for Diagnosing Tuberculosis Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
New York State Department of Health's Bureau of Community Sanitation and Food ProtectionN. Y. State Department of Health's BCSFPDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses 5  
NexProfiler Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Nitric Oxide SensorNO sensorRapid Identification Systems 1  
Nuclear-biological-chemical AnalysisNBC AnalysisIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems  
Nuclear-biological-chemical Command and ControlNBC Command and ControlIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems  
Nuclear-biologic-chemical Field LaboratoryNBC Field LaboratoryIntegrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Optical fluorescence biosensor technique Rapid Identification Systems  
Peace Corps Surveillance Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data 5  
PM10 Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
PNEUMON-IA Other Diagnostic Systems 2  
Pneumonia Therapy AdvisorPTAManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Portable BiofluorosensorPBSParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Portable High-Throughput Liquid Aerosol Air Sampler SystemPHTLAASCollection Systems 1  
Portal Shield Air Base/Port Biological Detection System Integrated Collection and Identification Systems 1  
Problem-Knowledge Couplers®  General Diagnostic DSSs  
Program for Monitoring Emerging Infectious DiseasesProMEDCommunication Systems 4  
Program for Response Options and Technology Enhancements for Chemical/Biological TerrorismPROTECTParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Public Health Laboratory Information SystemPHLISSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Disease Surveillance CentrePHLS CDSCSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
Pyrolysis-gas Chromatography-ion Mobility SpectrometerPY-GC-IMSRapid Identification Systems 1  
QID Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Quick Medical ReferenceQMRGeneral Diagnostic DSSs 3, 4  
Rabin Medical Center Antibiotic DSS Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Rapid Automatic and Portable Fluorometer Assay SystemRAPTORRapid Identification Systems 1  
Rapid Emergency Digital Data Information NetworkReddiNet® Communication Systems  
Rapid Syndrome Validation ProjectRSVP® Surveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
RealTime BioSensor™ Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Regional Influenza Surveillance GroupGROGSurveillance Systems for Influenza 5  
RHEACT Communication Systems  
Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification DeviceRAPID™Rapid Identification Systems 1  
Systematic Approach for Emergency Response Real-Time SystemSAFER® Real-Time SystemIntegrated Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control Systems  
Salmonella Data BankSDBDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Salmonella Outbreak Detection AlgorithmSODADisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Salmonella Potential Outbreak Targeting System, also known as the National Enteric Pathogens Surveillance Scheme (NEPSS) and formerly known as the National Salmonella Surveillance SchemeSPOTSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
Sensitive Membrane Antigen Rapid TestSMART™Rapid Identification Systems 1, 4  
SENTRY Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
Severity Scores for Community-acquired Pneumonia Management/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Short-range Biological Standoff Detection SystemSR-BSDSParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Single Particle Fluorescence CounterSPFCParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Smart Air Sampler 2000 Plus Chem-Bio Air SamplerSASS 2000Collection Systems 1  
SmartCycler®  Rapid Identification Systems 1  
SpinCon®  Collection Systems 1  
Spreeta Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Stepwise and Interactive Evaluation of Food safety by an Expert SystemSIEFEDisease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Surveillance for Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Connected to HealthcareSEARCHSurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data  
SymText (part of HELP) Natural Language Processing System 4  
Syndromal Surveillance Tally Sheet Surveillance Systems Collecting Syndromal Reports  
TEsting COMpetencyTECOMManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3  
Texas Infectious Disease Diagnostic DSS Other Diagnostic Systems 2, 4  
The Royal Hospitals' Automated Infection Surveillance System Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
The Surveillance Network™ Database-USATSN™ Database-USASurveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
Tissue-Based Biological SensorTBBSRapid Identification Systems 1  
Traveler's Diarrhea Network Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data 5  
Tucson VA Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System Surveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
U.K. Food Micromodel Disease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses Surveillance System Surveillance Systems Collecting Other Kinds of Data  
University of Alabama Data Mining Surveillance SystemUniversity of Alabama DMSSSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
University of Chicago - Artificial Neural Network for Interstitial Lung Disease Radiologic Interpretation Systems  
University of Chicago - Computer Aided Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease Radiologic Interpretation Systems 4  
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program of Hospital Epidemiology Surveillance SystemUIHC PHE Surveillance SystemSurveillance Systems Collecting Hospital Infections Data 5  
Upconverting Phosphor TechnologyUPTRapid Identification Systems 1  
U.S. Influenza Sentinel Physicians Surveillance Network Surveillance Systems for Influenza  
Utrecht Emergency Hospital Patient Barcode Registration SystemPBRManagement/Treatment-Related Systems 3, 4  
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LaserVCSELParticulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Telemedicine ServiceWRAMC Telemedicine ServiceDiagnostic Systems Using Telemedicine 4  
WHO Influenza Surveillance (also known as FluNet) Surveillance Systems for Influenza 5  
WHO Surveillance Program for the Control of Foodborne Infections and Intoxicants in Europe Disease Surveillance of Foodborne Illnesses  
WHONET Surveillance Systems Collecting Laboratory Data and Antimicrobial Data 5  
XM2 Particulate Counters and Biomass Indicators 1  
Your Practice Online Communication Systems  

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