Disclosure-control is a traditional statistical methodology for protecting privacy when data is released for analysis. Disclosure-control methods have enjoyed a revival in the data mining community, especially after the introduction of the k-anonymity model by Samarati and Sweeney. Algorithmic advances…

In this paper we provide a review of some technological approaches to the problem of enabling the use of health data for research and policy analysis while protecting privacy and confidentiality. We take a statistical viewpoint, and assume that such…

This paper presents an analysis and implementation of a clinical data warehouse. It focuses on the nature of health data and points out implications that arise when warehousing this data. Especially concerns in regards to data privacy and authentication, data…

This paper analyses outcomes associated with the adoption of digital mammography in Breastscreen Queensland’s mobile services to rural and remote parts of Queensland Australia. Using both quantitative secondary data from Queensland Health and qualitative workforce interviews the paper focuses on…

We present an architecture for the secure circulation of electronic medical records. The architecture considers two issues prevalent in e-health - inter-operability and security and privacy - and is designed for inter-organisational information flow. We focus our attention on the…

the administration stage of a patient's medical management. In this method users first construct a dosage's mathematical formulation from within the Drugulator's structured interface. This formulation is then evaluated by sending it to an attached computational backend that then returns…

Nurses spend a substantial amount of their time documenting observations and care processes, leaving less time for patient-centred activities. This paper covers our study of the application of mobile-wireless laptop computers to clinical workflow within the nursing unit. An observational…

This paper addresses the problems of utilisation of health management information systems (HMIS) in developing countries due to the critical shortage of qualified and motivated human resources. The study employed qualitative research methods in an interpretive in-depth case study, and…

Health information technology (HIT) is one of the most significant developments in healthcare in recent years. However, there is still a large gap between how HIT could support clinical work versus how it does. In this project, we developed a…

We have developed an encrypted web-based e-mail application for the purpose of paediatric and adolescent telepsychiatric consultations. Open source libraries from OpenSSL were used for the development of our system. Our web-based architecture forced all communication between psychiatrist and patient…