A Framework of Data Integration, Knowledge Management and User Behaviour Modelling in Healthcare Applications of Diabetes

Zhang, Y., Xu, G., Wang, L. and Bennett, K.

In last few decades, with the advent of database systems and networking technologies, a huge volume of health data and valuable medical knowledge have been electronically available, accessible and processible, especially over the virtual cyberspace – the Web, even from a remote corner in the world. Nowadays the wide deployment of Hospital Information Management Systems (HIMS) and Web based clinical or medical systems, for example, the Medical Director, a generic GP clinical system, have made it possible to record, disseminate and implement the health information and clinical practices easily and globally. And health care and medical service is becoming more data-intensive and evidence-based since electronic health records are used to track individuals’ and communities’ health information (particularly changes). Australia has a relative advanced health computing and networking infrastructure, including high rate of Internet connectivity throughout health service providers, electronic prescribing records, and many administrative data collection units and services at national or state levels. These highlights substantially motivate and advance the emergence and the progress of data-centric health data and knowledge management research and practice, for example, Health Informatics.

Cite as: Zhang, Y., Xu, G., Wang, L. and Bennett, K. (2010). A Framework of Data Integration, Knowledge Management and User Behaviour Modelling in Healthcare Applications of Diabetes. In Proc. 21st Australasian Database Conference (ADC 2010) Brisbane, Australia. CRPIT, 104. Shen H.T. and Bouguettaya, A. Eds., ACS. 3

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