Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to dissemina ....Introducing computer-based documentation to Residential Aged Care: a multi-method evaluation of success. Improvements to quality and use of evidence-based methods in residential aged-care are restricted due to the very slow adoption of electronic information systems. This research will provide key investors, government, aged care providers and IT vendors, with tools to measure success in introducing IT into this sector. The project will create a platform with the national peak body, to disseminate lessons in successful implementation of computerised systems in residential aged-care, based on studies in two states. The studies will also benefit the international community researching technology adoption, by extending its boundary condition to a novel setting.Read moreRead less
A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) based Point of Care (POC) e-Health Solution for Ambulatory Care Services. The proposed PDA based POC system will provide for collection, delivery and exchange of timely information at point of care. The advantage of such a system will be its high mobility and flexibility matching complex healthcare workflow requirements. Through a prototype development for Ambulatory Care Services generic reusable and scalable components will be designed. The prototype will pr ....A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) based Point of Care (POC) e-Health Solution for Ambulatory Care Services. The proposed PDA based POC system will provide for collection, delivery and exchange of timely information at point of care. The advantage of such a system will be its high mobility and flexibility matching complex healthcare workflow requirements. Through a prototype development for Ambulatory Care Services generic reusable and scalable components will be designed. The prototype will provide an immediate solution to the problem of improving workflow and work processes within Ambulatory Care services and delivery more efficient healthcare. The development of reusable and scalable components will mean that Ambulatory Care Services will have an application that is technology independent and thus allow new technologies to be "plugged in" as they become available and other mobile healthcare community workers will be able to utilize the components for applications of PDAs at POC.Read moreRead less
Spatial analysis of a linked environmental, health and social data base. Extensive environmental, health and socio-demographic data are routinely collected by various agencies throughout Australia. To date, it has been difficult to link separate databases and investigate possible associations between the different parameters within them. In this proposal we plan to link routinely collected health, environment and socio-demographic data from a number of databases. We then plan to develop tools fo ....Spatial analysis of a linked environmental, health and social data base. Extensive environmental, health and socio-demographic data are routinely collected by various agencies throughout Australia. To date, it has been difficult to link separate databases and investigate possible associations between the different parameters within them. In this proposal we plan to link routinely collected health, environment and socio-demographic data from a number of databases. We then plan to develop tools for geo-referencing the data. Finally we plan to perform spatial analysis of the linked data, specifically investigating associations between environmental and social factors and childhood leukaemia, deliberate self harm and adverse birth outcomes. Linking separate databases and performing spatial analysis of georeferenced data will substantially improve the quality of public health surveillance and research in NSW. In addition, it will enable more detailed analysis of the effects of environmental exposures on health, using routine data.Read moreRead less
Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols for Wearable Wireless Biomedical Sensor Devices. The communication protocols developed in this project will directly contribute to the realisation of wearable, mobile, and robust devices for continuous medical monitoring. Several Australian industries can benefit economically by using the technology to improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of their existing systems for chronic disease management, aged care, personal wellness, occupational hea ....Energy-Efficient Communication Protocols for Wearable Wireless Biomedical Sensor Devices. The communication protocols developed in this project will directly contribute to the realisation of wearable, mobile, and robust devices for continuous medical monitoring. Several Australian industries can benefit economically by using the technology to improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of their existing systems for chronic disease management, aged care, personal wellness, occupational health, and in hospitals/GPs. Non-intrusive monitoring offers quality-of-life to the millions of aged and chronically ill Australians, while low-cost allows it to be widely used in regional and rural communities. Partaking in the innovation of the technology will also give Australia a strong position in the ICT space.Read moreRead less
Sensor and Actor Grid for Assistive Healthcare. Australia's population is ageing, with a significant, projected increase in the number of people aged over 65. This project addresses the core issue of providing an end-to-end assistive healthcare loop to maintain the wellness as well as improving the quality of life of this ageing population. It promises to reduce the enormous cost of public and primary healthcare. Furthermore, with the proposed framework, an end user will be able to enjoy the sup ....Sensor and Actor Grid for Assistive Healthcare. Australia's population is ageing, with a significant, projected increase in the number of people aged over 65. This project addresses the core issue of providing an end-to-end assistive healthcare loop to maintain the wellness as well as improving the quality of life of this ageing population. It promises to reduce the enormous cost of public and primary healthcare. Furthermore, with the proposed framework, an end user will be able to enjoy the support of multiple caregivers (relatives, community-caregivers, etc.) working collaboratively. These factors certainly relate this project to the strengthening of Australia's social and economic fabric priority.Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354584
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
ARC Research Network in Multimedia Technology and Applications (MTA). Multimedia Information Technology is becoming a major stream for modern computers, networks, and new platforms (e.g. embedded-systems, mobile-phones, PDAs, digital-TV) in various applications, including media production and e-healthcare where Australia has tremendous strengths. This proposal aims to bring top researchers in the related areas, including IT, Healthcare, Architecture and Visual-arts, to push a new technological w ....ARC Research Network in Multimedia Technology and Applications (MTA). Multimedia Information Technology is becoming a major stream for modern computers, networks, and new platforms (e.g. embedded-systems, mobile-phones, PDAs, digital-TV) in various applications, including media production and e-healthcare where Australia has tremendous strengths. This proposal aims to bring top researchers in the related areas, including IT, Healthcare, Architecture and Visual-arts, to push a new technological wave in Australia, to provide its value promised to Australian business, and to take international leadership in multimedia computing. Its outcome includes the formation of research teams, coordinated by a board, for 10 programs, and a CSCW-system & related website to facilitate the group work.Read moreRead less
Can and should we link data at a national level? Vaccine safety surveillance: A case study. This project provides many benefits for the community, exploring the legal and ethical issues around consent for data linkage, convening Citizens' Juries to weigh the evidence and make recommendations. It addresses National Research Priorities: Promoting and Maintaining Good Health and Safeguarding Australia as well as National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy priorities. It uses vaccine sa ....Can and should we link data at a national level? Vaccine safety surveillance: A case study. This project provides many benefits for the community, exploring the legal and ethical issues around consent for data linkage, convening Citizens' Juries to weigh the evidence and make recommendations. It addresses National Research Priorities: Promoting and Maintaining Good Health and Safeguarding Australia as well as National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy priorities. It uses vaccine safety surveillance as a case study to evaluate the effectiveness of data linkage (through linking Commonwealth immunisation data to state hospital data) and the methodologies and lessons learnt from cross jurisdictional data linkage can be transferred to other areas. Read moreRead less
Invoking consistency of meaning in data integration and extraction for Electronic Health Records. Many governments want to implement an Electronic Health Record. Such a Record is a summary of events in an individual's medical history derived from diverse medical databases. Only some summaries are relevant to any medical condition. This project is to address these converse issues of data integration and extraction. Summaries must have variable structure according to event, and must be consistentl ....Invoking consistency of meaning in data integration and extraction for Electronic Health Records. Many governments want to implement an Electronic Health Record. Such a Record is a summary of events in an individual's medical history derived from diverse medical databases. Only some summaries are relevant to any medical condition. This project is to address these converse issues of data integration and extraction. Summaries must have variable structure according to event, and must be consistently drawn from datasets which have consistent meaning. We will extend a formal mathematical approach successfully developed for checking conformity of databases. NSW Health Department is partnering us, because the outcomes represent a step toward a practical Electronic Health Record.Read moreRead less
Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current report archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to develop an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting usef ....Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current report archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to develop an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting useful information from reports. This system will make a smart use of pathology/radiology data and open a new way to extend current tests and examinations from being disease-focussed to being wellness focussed. It will also significantly reduce the number of tests, i.e., associated cost for healthcare.Read moreRead less
Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Since 80% of the critical decisions made in medicine involve a pathology test or radiology examination, Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to collabora ....Intelligent archiving and retrieving of clinic laboratory records in pathology/radiology informatics study. Since 80% of the critical decisions made in medicine involve a pathology test or radiology examination, Pathology/radiology Informatics has emerged as an arm for developing next-generation pathology/radiology reporting methods, databases, imagery, and diagnostics. Current archiving systems are very primitive, restricting any sophisticated use of the reports. This proposal aims to collaborate with Lossless Data Compression Pty Ltd in developing an innovative pathology/radiology report archiving system capable of automatically extracting useful information. This system will make a smart use of pathology/radiology data and open a new way to extend current tests and examinations from being disease-focussed to being wellness focussed.Read moreRead less