Conduent to fight Coronavirus with disease surveillance and outbreak management system

As the number of people infected by the Corononavirus is on the rise, technology companies are coming with new innovations in order to take measures to curb the lethal disease from spreading further. Recently, Conduent Incorporated announced a version of its disease surveillance and outbreak management platform, Maven, to securely track, manage and report on cases of the coronavirus, 2019-nCov.

Maven has been designed with rich contact tracing, outbreak management and detection, state and local health organizations can collaborate to quickly and effectively contain public health crises. “Maven is a valuable tool that organizations can use to identify and follow up on people who may have come into contact with a person infected with a communicable or infectious disease,” said Mark Brewer, president, global public sector solutions, Conduent. “In the absence of a vaccine, tracking and analyzing who is at risk from contact with an infected person is one of the most important methods available to contain diseases like the coronavirus and prevent widespread outbreaks.

Apart from the Coronavirus, the Maven software platform is capable of managing over 90 communicable diseases and has been developed for organizations, including government agencies. The design of the platform gives organizations the capability to customize disease tracking most prevalent in specific geographies or communities.

Conduent will host the platform’s Coronavirus-enabled version of Maven in the company’s secure cloud so public health agencies and other organizations can get immediate access to use it. The Coronavirus module of the platform is expected to be available within a month’s time, says Conduent. Furthermore, those with advanced training also can leverage the solution’s flexibility to customize the Maven platform on their own to track Coronavirus.

In fact, it is not just the Coronavirus but Maven is also capable of tracking diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis and Ebola. Over 40 organizations are currently using Maven, and some have already taken advantage of the platform’s flexibility by configuring it to track the Coronavirus’s spread within their respective locations says a statement from Conduent. The company is also actively facilitating the sharing of best practices between clients as they configure their systems to track the outbreak.

“Maven’s technology is scalable and can be quickly and easily configured to changing technologies, protocols and geographic locations — all of which are keys to effective disease outbreak response. It is also designed to allow for easier data sharing and integration among health agencies on the front lines of battling the disease,” added Mark Brewer.

Epidemiologists can use Maven’s reporting capability to search and analyze the centralized data collected to discover trends and patterns. Maven can also be used to report externally, supporting the need for automatic case reporting to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, the World Health Organization, or local authorities, says Conduent.