E-Healthcare in ABC County Health Department (ABCCHD)

Authors

Keng Siau, Department of Management, 209 College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USAFollow
Hwee-Joo Kam, Department of Management, 209 College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

Document Type

Case

Abstract

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.

DOI

10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000054

Recommended Citation

Siau, Keng and Kam, Hwee-Joo (2006) "E-Healthcare in ABC County Health Department (ABCCHD)," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000054
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol21/iss1/5