Abstract: A system for maintaining thermal separation between first and second adjacent rooms or spaces. The system includes a vestibule with at least a first compartment, and other embodiments may include two or more compartments, such that the vestibule provides a passageway between the first and second rooms. At least one blower draws air from the first room through an air intake, and back into the first room through an exhaust. The system further includes an exhaust port from the first compartment in fluid communication with the exhaust, to exhaust air from the first compartment into the first room. During operation, a vacuum is formed within the first compartment that provides thermal separation between the first and second adjacent rooms.

Abstract: A method for interpreting a color in a photographic digital image is disclosed. The method includes receiving a photographic digital image comprising a color portion proximate to a color scale. Different spatial positions on the color scale correspond to different known outcome values. The position of the color portion in the digital image is located and a digital color value for the color portion is determined. Digital scale color values at different positions on the color scale are determined. The digital color value is compared to one or more digital scale color values to determine a digital reference color value that approximates the digital color value of the color portion. A position of the digital reference color value on the color scale is determined. An outcome value is then determined based on the position of the digital reference color value.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently allocating medical resources includes identifying patients to be seen by a medical facility in accordance with medical best practice guidelines and availability of medical resources. The method utilizes existing patient data, medical provider data and/or patient population data to create a new dataset used to rank patients for priority of contacting them. The patients are thus scheduled in a manner that the available resources are allocated for improved clinical outcome and/or greatest profit. The method may include dynamically changing the dataset to update the rank order of patients when any new data becomes available. The method may include changing weighting factors for patient rank order based on historical performance of the allocated medical resources, past performance of the patients, and/or criteria from the patient data record. The method may include automatically contacting patients in prioritized order to invite them to access medical resource.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating statistical models. Such systems and methods may utilize a database comprising data representing a plurality of variables. To generate a statistical model, a set of variables may be selected in accordance with a goal of the model. Using the database, the selected set of variables may then be applied to a plurality of statistical model types and the results from each statistical model type may be analyzed. Finally, at least one of statistical model may be identified based on the analysis of the results.