iv, 39 p. ; 30 cm.

1. Background -- 2. Balancing public and private interests -- 2.1. Background -- 2.2. Objectives -- 2.2.1. Consumer access to medication records -- 2.2.2. Access to data for public interest purposes -- 2.2.3. Disclosure of data -- 2.2.4. Achieving the objectives -- 3. Privacy issues -- 3.1. Federati...

4.1. Health Insurance Commission Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data collection -- 4.2. Department of Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) data collection -- 4.3. IMS data collection -- 4.4. State government data collections relating to drugs of dependence -- 4....

6.1.2. Broader applications -- 6.2. Better use of medication data for research purposes -- 6.3. Better use of medication data for regulatory purposes -- 6.4. Better use of medication data for health policy and management -- 7. Methods of storing and providing medication data -- 7.1. Better use of ex...

7.3.2. Medication data held by the Health Insurance Commission -- 7.4. Sharing of data through medication smart cards and/or networking of health care providers -- 7.4.1. Medication smart cards -- 7.4.2. Networking of pharmacies -- 7.4.3. Networking of medical practices -- 7.4.4. Data pooling and ne...