e-Healthcare in ABC County Health Department (ABCCHD): Trade-offs analysis and evaluation

• Main Authors: SIAU, Keng, KAM, Hwee-Joo
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Information privacy; e-healthcare; Trade-off evaluation; Databases and Information Systems; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9654; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10654/viewcontent/siau_kam_2006_e_healthcare_in_abc_county_health_department__abcchd_1_trade_offs_analysis_and_evaluation.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The issue of privacy stirred a tumultuous uproar when the ABC County Health Department (ABCCHD) was planning for an e-Healthcare system that utilized information technology to streamline the administration process of patients. ABCCHD had hired a software vendor, Info-Health, a company that specialized in information system development for the healthcare industry to help in the project. The privacy of patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunity System was a thorny issue in the implementation of the e-Healthcare system. A trade-off between privacy and cost was discussed and debated. Three alternatives, with varying degrees of privacy and cost, were considered.