November1993 Issue - Contents

• General Information
• Editorial
  • To Succeed, Computers Need to be 'Irresistible'
  • Why then, have computers been so slow to be used in healthcare?
  • Why then, should we bother with computers?
  • How then, can computers help?
  • How then, do we get the healthcare providers to embrace computers?
• HIANSW Discussion Paper Patient Held Medical Records
  • Introduction
  • What is a medical record?
  • Why are medical records created and retained?
  • What are 'Patient Held Medical Records'?
  • Why is discussion needed?
  • Information Flow
    • How do PHMRs fit into current information pathways?
    • Data from and to Patient
    • Data from and to Local Doctor
    • Data from Community and Specialised Health Services
    • Data from and to Hospitals
    • Data to the Emergency Room
  • Technology
    • Paper
    • Magnetic Stripe Card
    • Optical Card
    • IC Card
    • Hybrid Cards
  • Summary
  • Constraints
    • Access and Security
      • Who should be allowed to access data on the PHMR?
      • Who should be allowed to alter data on the PHMR?
      • How is restricted access controlled?
      • How is the data secured?
      • What happens if the patient is unable to enter access codes?
    • Ownership
      • Who owns/pays for the PHMR media?
      • Who owns the data on the PHMR?
    • Privacy/Confidentiality
      • How can PHMRs be protected against legislation forcing the release of information from the PHMR?
    • Underlying standards
      • Which 'language' should be used for the data?
    • Linkage with other technologies
      • How can PHMRs assist, or be assisted by other technologies?
    • Inducements
      • Are inducements required to encourage the public to use PHMRs?
    • Abuses
      • How can abuse of PHMRs be prevented?
  • Conclusion
• Interview: "No quibbles with Eddie Quibell"
• The Computer-Based Patient Record - An Historical Perspective
  • Introduction
  • Evolution of the paper-based patient record
  • Evolution of computer-based health information management
    • 1. Population-based data:
    • 2. Administrative and departmental data:
    • 3. Patient-based clinical data (hospital & ambulatory care):
    • 4. Patient-based clinical data (general practice):
  • Evolution of automated primary care patient information systems
  • Current approach to the CPR
    • REFERENCES
  • About the Author
• Case Study: Using E-mail as a Teaching Tool
  • Keywords: E-mail, communications, clinical teaching.
  • About the Author
• The South Australia 'HEALTH INFO 2000' Project
• What General Practitioners Want From An Information System
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Acknowledgment
  • About the Author
• The Future of the HISA(VIC) Electronic Network
• Developments in the HBO & Company Nurse Scholars Program: A Scholar from Australia
• Belief Networks
  • Part 2: Basic Networks
  • A Simple Belief Network
    • Figure 1. A very simple belief network
  • Independence and Complexity
  • References
  • About the Author
• A. C. Lynn Zelmer
  • SIG-MALARIA
  • Costing of Library Operations and Services: An Automated Modelling System
  • Aga Khan University Information System
  • Ethical Issues in Software Demonstrations and Research
  • Educational Software Database
  • About the Author
• Health Informatics Conferences: HIC'93 and Beyond
  • HIC'93 Conference Evaluation
  • Level of Expertise
  • Prior to the Conference
  • Travel and Accommodation
  • Meeting the Aims of Delegates
  • Future Conference Attendance
  • Delegate Satisfaction
  • Additional Comments
  • What Does This Mean for HIC'94?
• Make your Library Complete......
• Health Informatics Association of Tasmania (Image here)
  • Evening Seminar
  • November Meeting
  • Membership
  • New Secretary for Health
• Health Informatics Association of New South Wales Inc. (HIANSW) (Image)
  • Executive Committee:
  • Education Meeting Dates:
  • Address all correspondence to:
  • Education Meetings
  • HIANSW Conference
• Australian Health Informatics Association (Queensland) Inc.
  • Management Committee
• Australian Health Informatics Association (S.A.) Inc.
  • The AHIA(SA) Committee
  • A.G.M. of AHIA(SA)
  • Presentations
  • Thanks
• Health Informatics Society of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
  • OUTGOING NIA COMMITTEE
  • Announcing
  • OUTGOING AHIA COMMITTEE
• Classifieds:
  • Telemedicine: Co-author Wanted