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<p>The United States does not have a centralized organization tasked with the  oversight or implementation of a domestic medical intelligence program. Organizations  throughout the nation have adopted a variety of definitions and operating procedures  related to medical intelligence; however, they are inconsistent. Additionally, most  jurisdictions limit medical intelligence to epidemiological surveillance.  This thesis will propose the structure, governmental organization, data sets, and  reporting for a domestic medical intelligence center. This center will require close  partnership with other federal agencies and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT)  governments. In addition, this thesis will analyze medical intelligence operations within  the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, the Department of Homeland Security  Office of Health Affairs, the Metropolitan Washington Fusion Center, and the Los  Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group.  As this thesis shows, the development of a domestic medical intelligence center,  covering a wide range of data sets, will allow for the effective collection, integration,  analysis, and dissemination of both tactical and strategic actionable intelligence for  federal and SLTT governments and private sector partners. These actions will assist in  addressing this significant gap and increasing our nation's level of preparedness thereby  improving our nation's response to large scale incidents, both naturally occurring and  man-made.
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<br>Subjects: Medical care; Epidemiology; Civil defense; United States; Medicine, Military; Military intelligence; Public health</div>
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Natarajan, Nitin</div>
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