COVID-19 surveillance

DSS, Inc. Receives FedHealthIT Innovation Award for COVID-19 Surveillance for 45 VA Medical Centers

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Health, Medical specialties, Medical monitoring, Healthcare in the United States, Public health, Public health surveillance, COVID-19 surveillance, Veterans Health Administration, Monitoring

The award titled, "COVID-19 Surveillance for VA Medical Centers," highlighted the development and rapid deployment of a hospital information system integrated solution for monitoring the test results of patients that presented symptoms that required COVID19 screening for these VAMCs.

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  • The award titled, "COVID-19 Surveillance for VA Medical Centers," highlighted the development and rapid deployment of a hospital information system integrated solution for monitoring the test results of patients that presented symptoms that required COVID19 screening for these VAMCs.
  • The test results were monitored in real-time, and patients were flagged to facilitate efficient review by care team members via a single user interface.
  • Moving forward, we are even more poised to assist in changing care needs, with integrated surveillance, monitoring and care coordination for improved Veteran health."
  • To learn more about how DSS, Inc. used advanced clinical surveillance software to help fight COVID-19, please click here.

Applied DNA Adds First Summer Camp for safeCircle Pooled COVID-19 Surveillance Testing

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Biotechnology, Medical Supplies, Teens, General Health, Health, Children, Infectious diseases, Consumer, Biology, Branches of biology, Articles, Molecular biology, Amplifiers, Biotechnology, Hoffmann-La Roche, Polymerase chain reaction, Applied DNA Sciences, COVID-19 surveillance

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (Applied DNA or the Company), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Labs, LLC (ADCL), has secured a safeCircle pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing contract with Camp Chateaugay , an overnight summer camp program for teens and kids based in New Yorks Adirondack Mountain region.

Key Points: 
  • Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (Applied DNA or the Company), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Labs, LLC (ADCL), has secured a safeCircle pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing contract with Camp Chateaugay , an overnight summer camp program for teens and kids based in New Yorks Adirondack Mountain region.
  • Pooled surveillance testing of all campers will be conducted prior to the start of each of two summer sessions and once on-site.
  • Aggregate testing results will be reported to the director of the summer camp via safeCircles integration with CLEARED4, the Companys pooled surveillance testing program partner, through CLEARED4s smartphone-based online health safety management and reporting solution.
  • ADCLs pooled surveillance testing program, known as safeCircle, utilizes frequent, high-sensitivity pooled testing to help prevent virus spread by quickly identifying infections within a community, school, or workplace.

Applied DNA to Provide Back-To-Campus COVID-19 Surveillance Testing to LIM College

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Friday, February 19, 2021
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Testing will be conducted weekly by safeCircle, the Companys pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing program.

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  • Testing will be conducted weekly by safeCircle, the Companys pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing program.
  • Aggregate testing results will be reported to LIM College administrators via safeCircles integration with CLEARED4, the Companys surveillance testing program partner, through CLEARED4s smartphone-based online health safety management and reporting solution.
  • LIM College joins other primary, secondary, and higher education institutions relying on safeCircle as their COVID-19 surveillance testing solution to ensure a safe learning environment.
  • Commenting on the implementation of safeCircle, LIM College Dean of Student Affairs Michael Richards said, LIM College has always been committed to creating the safest learning and working environment possible.

Helix Launches a COVID-19 Viral Surveillance Dashboard to Track Emergence and Prevalence of New SARS-CoV-2 Variants

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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Articles, Computing, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Business, Coronavirus disease, Occupational safety and health, Zoonoses, Variant of Concern 202012/01, Helix, Dashboard, COVID-19 surveillance

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Helix, the leading population genomics company, announced the launch of the Helix COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Helix, the leading population genomics company, announced the launch of the Helix COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard.
  • To date, Helix has helped to identify over 100 cases of B.1.1.7, the vast majority of all cases identified to date in the U.S.
  • The Helix COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard will only reflect cases identified by Helix and does not include those identified by other organizations.
  • As new strains and approaches for predicting the prevalence data will be added to the dashboard.

Applied DNA Partners with CLEARED4 on Pooled COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Program

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
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Under the terms of the partnership, ADCL can resell subscriptions to CLEARED4s platform as part of ADCLs safeCircle pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing program, and CLEARED4 can refer its clients seeking pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing to ADCL.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the partnership, ADCL can resell subscriptions to CLEARED4s platform as part of ADCLs safeCircle pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing program, and CLEARED4 can refer its clients seeking pooled COVID-19 surveillance testing to ADCL.
  • ADCLs newest safeCircle client, the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Government, is utilizing CLEARED4 to manage the reporting of COVID-19 pooled surveillance testing for portions of its workforce.
  • Applied DNA also recently purchased an end-user license to deploy the CLEARED4 platform for its own internal pooled surveillance testing program for its employees.
  • ADCLs pooled surveillance testing program, known as safeCircle, utilizes frequent, high-sensitivity pooled testing to help prevent virus spread by quickly identifying infections within a community, school, or workplace.

Mirimus' Saliva-Based Pooled COVID-19 Testing Key to Ensuring Safe Environment During "Bubbleville" NCAA Division I Basketball Event at Mohegan Sun

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Articles, Branches of biology, Natural sciences, Biotechnology, Laboratory techniques, Molecular biology, Amplifiers, Hoffmann-La Roche, Polymerase chain reaction, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 surveillance, Coronavirus disease

Mirimus' SalivaClear was used to perform 1,967 COVID-19 tests on 925 individuals during the 10-day Bubbleville event.

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  • Mirimus' SalivaClear was used to perform 1,967 COVID-19 tests on 925 individuals during the 10-day Bubbleville event.
  • A surveillance test was then performed on the entire pool rather than each individual, substantially increasing the testing efficiency and enabling a 24-hour turnaround.
  • The event featured 27 games in 11 days, showcasing 25 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams.
  • Mirimus, Inc., a leader in the field of PCR testing, has innovated COVID-19 surveillance PCR testing with the SalivaClear platform.

Applied DNA to Provide COVID-19 Surveillance Testing to Stony Brook Basketball

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, FDA, Infectious diseases, University, Genetics, Education, Natural sciences, Laboratory techniques, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Amplifiers, Biotechnology, Hoffmann-La Roche, Molecular biology, Polymerase chain reaction, Assay, Applied DNA Sciences, COVID-19 surveillance

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (Applied DNA or the "Company"), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Laboratories, LLC (ADCL), will provide its COVID-19 surveillance testing program to the Stony Brook University Seawolves mens and womens basketball teams.

Key Points: 
  • Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (Applied DNA or the "Company"), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Laboratories, LLC (ADCL), will provide its COVID-19 surveillance testing program to the Stony Brook University Seawolves mens and womens basketball teams.
  • ADCLs pooled surveillance testing platform, known as safeCircle, will aid the safe return to play and will ensure that Stony Brook student-athletes and coaching staff have access to an accurate, painless, and fast COVID-19 surveillance testing program.
  • Through the end of the calendar year, safeCircle will provide surveillance testing-as-a-service three times a week utilizing Applied DNAs high-accuracy and high-sensitivity Linea COVID-19 Assay Kit ( Assay Kit ).
  • Individuals in positive pools identified by safeCircle surveillance testing will be referred for diagnostic testing.

AM TRACE, COVID-19 Focused Public Health Firm, Selected by Anchorage, Alaska to Support Efforts to Monitor & Accelerate City’s Pandemic Response

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Monday, November 9, 2020
Technology, Research, Infectious diseases, Public policy, Government, Other Health, Health, State, Local, Data management, Science, Articles, COVID-19 surveillance, Surveillance, Contact tracing, Epidemiology, Mass surveillance, Mobile applications, COVID-19 apps

AM TRACE LLC (TRACE) is a research, informatics, and public health firm that combines expertise in public health, epidemiology, and information communication technology to support COVID-19 disease mitigation efforts.

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  • AM TRACE LLC (TRACE) is a research, informatics, and public health firm that combines expertise in public health, epidemiology, and information communication technology to support COVID-19 disease mitigation efforts.
  • TRACE, headquartered in Arlington, VA, specializes in COVID-19 surveillance, testing, contact tracing, and epidemiological programs.
  • TRACE's evidence-based approach and proven capability to rapidly deploy technology-enabled contact tracing solutions to support local public health agencies have earned it a national reputation as a leading provider of COVID-19 solutions.
  • The leadership of TRACE share in more than 75 years of combined experience working in disease prevention, testing, and surveillance & control.

DSS, Inc. Presenting at the AMIA 2020 Virtual Annual Symposium

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Articles, Skills, Techniques, Privacy, COVID-19 surveillance, Surveillance, Cision

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Document Storage Systems, Inc. ( DSS, Inc. ), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced that it is presenting at the AMIA 2020 Virtual Annual Symposium on November 16-17, 2020.

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  • JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Document Storage Systems, Inc. ( DSS, Inc. ), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced that it is presenting at the AMIA 2020 Virtual Annual Symposium on November 16-17, 2020.
  • Titled "Rapid Deployment of Hospital Information System Integrated Novel COVID-19 Test Result Monitoring and Surveillance Solution in 40 U.S.
  • "We are excited that the team will be presenting how we addressed this challenge with custom, standardized COVID-19 surveillance alerts and reports to all VAMCs using TheraDoc."
  • To learn more about how DSS, Inc. is using advanced clinical surveillance software to help fight COVID-19, please click here .

Spain Uses GoAigua COVID Sewer Surveillance Technology for Widespread Infection Monitoring

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Friday, August 14, 2020
Utilities, Natural Resources, Health, Energy, Infectious diseases, Technology, Other Natural Resources, Other Technology, COVID-19 surveillance, Surveillance

Spains largest cities are using GoAigua technology to test their population for COVID-19 spread.

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  • Spains largest cities are using GoAigua technology to test their population for COVID-19 spread.
  • These cities have implemented a widespread surveillance system that is efficiently testing entire cities every day, at a neighborhood and building level, by detecting the virus in sewer systems.
  • Right behind Italy, Spain hit a record high of 100,000 cases in March 2020, and had to lock down its population for nearly two months.
  • See more about the work in Valencia [ https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-53587722/coronavirus-tracking-n... ]
    The GoAigua COVID-19 surveillance solution is having widespread success in detecting, containing, and focusing resources to combat the spread of the coronavirus, said Pablo Calabuig, CEO of GoAigua US.