As reported by our friends at the All Points Blog
Sermo FluMonitor is a sort of step from Google Flu Tracker which uses end-user queries about the flu to map where the disease is prevalent. The Sermo solution uses data uploaded by 100,000 doctors to do roughly the same thing - only with far more detail on the patient. Unlike Google's solution, the doctor uploaded data is aggregated to the ZIP Code level and presented in near-real time.Among the data available to members:
-- Number of new cases in the last seven days and the increase over the prior week
-- Number of cases confirmed with Rapid-Flu and percentage increase over the prior week
-- Age range of patients
-- Top presenting symptoms
The Cambridge, Mass-based company thinks the model could be used for other diseases.
- press release
- via Xconomy