Co-authored with Kam, H.J
The issue of privacy has 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 which specialized in information system development for the health care industry to help in the project. The privacy of patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunity System (STD/HIV) 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 degree of privacy and cost, were under consideration.