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Reeva Lederman
Academic Staff

5.59, 111 Barry St Carlton
Phone: +61 3 8344 1535
Fax: +61 3 9349 4596
Email:reeva.lederman@unimelb.edu.au

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Research

     My PhD was completed in early 2008  and examines routine, manual information systems  (RMIS) and
     provides a theory for how they work. The thesis  explains this novel category of Information Systems and applies the
     Theory of Affordances as a tool for understanding these systems.  I would be excited to discuss  my ideas  in this area with
     interested researchers.  My  most recent publication in this area is attached.

I have also been involved in other recent work on data privacy and am interested in how new privacy legislation

in Australia and overseas impacts on the way organizations manage data. I am also interested in, and continue to work with,

health information systems and am always keen to discuss new research projects with potential research students in this area.
I  currently have PhD and Honours students working in the area  of nursing information systems and  medical  error  reporting

Recent Masters students have been involved in projects relating to IS and hospital workflow.  I am also involved in two other exciting
projects: to inprove  emergency department systems and to improve the presentation of pathology results.

Publications

Copies of these publications are available by email request to the address above.

Conference Proceedings (peer reviewed):

Lederman, R., Morrison, I., The Cost of Data delay – A Study of the Impact of Interrupted Data Flow on Patient Care and

Hospital Queues, Proceedings of the Ninth National Health Informatics Conference , Canberra ACT,

August 2001.

Lederman, R., Morrison, I., Examining Quality of Care – How Poor Information Flow Can Impact on Hospital Workflow and Effect

Patient Outcomes, Proceedings of the 35^th Annual Hawaiin International Conference on Systems Sciences , p. 142-6, Hawaii,

January 2002.

This paper won a “Best Paper” award in the Health Care track.

Lederman , R and Parkes, C , Exploring Errors in a Medication Process : An Analysis of Information Delivery, Proceedings of the

15^th IEEE Symposium on Computer – Based Medical Systems, Maribor, Slovenia , 4-7 June 2002 .

Lederman, Reeva and Parkes, Christina. "Removing the Barriers to Improved Prescribing Decisions: Using Information Systems to Improve Health Care.", In: HIC 2002: Tenth National Health Informatics Conference; pages: [353-358]. Ribbons, Robert (Editor); Dall, Veronica (Editor); Webb, Robert (Editor). Brunswick East, Vic.: Health Informatics Society of Australia, 2002.

Morrison, I , Lederman, R and Xiaosong Li , Health Informatics and Patient Care : A Case Study in

Collaboration, Proceedings of the 15^th Annual NACCQ, Hamilton, N.Z., 2-5 July, 2002.[pdf available]

Gibbs, M , Shanks, G, Lederman R and De Silva, R , Privacy and Customer Data Quality : Exploring the Issues, Proceedings of ACIS,

Melbourne, December, 2002.

Lederman, R, Shanks G & Gibbs, M 'Meeting Privacy Obligations: The Implications For

Information Systems Development', ECIS 2003, The 11^th Annual Conference on Information Systems, Naples, Italy, June 18-20, 2003.

Lederman, R, Johnston, R, & Milton,S, 'The Significance Of Routines for the Analysis

and Design of Information Systems: A Preliminary Study', ECIS 2003, The 11^th Annual Conference on

Information Systems Naples, Italy, June 18-20, 2003

Lederman,R, Milton, S, and Johnston , R, "Identifying Theories of Agency in Information Systems" AMCIS

2004, New York, Aug 4-6^th [full text available]

Lederman, R., "The Medical Privacy Rule: Can Hospitals Comply Using Current Health Information Systems?". IEEE Computer

Based Medical Systems Conference 2004, Bethesda, MD, June 24-26^th.[pdf available]

Lederman, R., "Adverse events in Hospitals : The Contribution of Poor Information Systems" ECIS 2004,

The 12^th Annual Conference on Information Systems Turku, Finland June 14-16, 2004 . Nominated for Best Paper.

Lederman, R and Firth, L , Testing technology: Can it bring the benefits we hope for?, Proceedings of ACIS,

Hobart, December, 2004 .

Johnston, Milton, Lederman, Waller, "Developing a Methodology for Designing Routine

Information Systems Based on the Situational Theory of Agency", ECIS 2005, The 13^th Annual Conference on Information Systems,

Regensberg, June, 2005.

Lederman, R., Johnston, R.B. and Milton, S. (2005). “How Useful are Traditional Data Models for Modelling Situated Systems.”

Proceedings of IADIS Virtual Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2005), Lisbon, Portugal,

April, 2005.

Lederman, R and Firth, L, Improving Hospital Workflow: As Simple As Introducing New Systems? PACIS 2005,

Bangkok, July 2005.

van de Wetering, R, Lederman, R, Firth, L, Examining Hospital Strategy in Relation to PACS Workflow Outcomes, AMCIS,

Acapulco, Mexico, August 2-4, 2006

Journal Articles (peer reviewed):

Lederman , R, Why Are We Waiting ? How Poor Information Systems Increase Hospital Queues , Health Informatics Journal ,

Vol. 8.3, 147-152, Sage Publications, Sheffield U.K. Sept , 2002 [pdf available].

Lederman , R & Parkes, C., Systems Failure in Hospitals- Using Reason's Model to Predict Problems in a Prescribing Information System,

Journal of Medical Systems, Kluwer Academic/ Plenim Publishers, U.S.A, 29, 2005, 33 - 43 [pdf available]

Lederman , R, The Implications of Data Privacy Legislation for the Development of Hospital Information Systems,

Health Information Management Journal , Vol 33, Number 1, 2004, 12-17, HIMAA, Nth Sydney.

Gibbs, M , Shanks, G, Lederman R, Data Quality , Data Fragmentation and Information Privacy , Surveillance and Society,

(3)(1), 2005, 45-58 , University of Newcastle on Tyne, UK.

Lederman, R , "Managing Hospital Databases: Can Large Hospitals Really Protect Patient Data?" Health Informatics

Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, 201-210, 2005, Sage Publications, Sheffield U.K .[pdf available]

van de Wetering, R, Batenburg, R, Versendaal, J, Lederman, R, Firth, L, A Balanced Evaluation Perspective: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Impacts on Hospital Workflow , Journal of Digital Imaging, Vol 19, Supplement 1, Dec, 2006. pgs 10-17 , Springer,

New York.

Book Chapters ( Peer Reviewed) :

Milton,S., Johnston, R, & Lederman, R, Lessons Learned From Manual Systems: Designing Information Systems Based on the Situational
Theory of Agency, Information Systems Foundations, Constructing and Criticising, Dennis N.Hart and Shirley D. Gregor (Editors),
ANU Press, ACT, 2005.

Lederman, R, and Johnston, R , "Are Routine , Manual Systems Genuine Information Systems ? ", Information Systems Foundations,
Theory, Reality and Representation, Dennis N.Hart and Shirley D. Gregor (Editors), ANU Press, ACT, Forthcoming 2007.

Lederman, R, Firth, L and van de Wettering, R , "PACS contribution to hospital strategy via improved workflow" Encyclopedia of Health
Care Information Systems , N. Wickramasinghe, E. Geisler  and J. Schaffer (Editors) Idea Group Inc Hershey, Pensylvania, 2008.

Firth, L, Lederman, R and Ali, M.,  "A theoretical model of observed health benefits of PACS Implementation", Encyclopedia of Health
Care Information Systems , N. Wickramasinghe, E. Geisler and J. Schaffer (Editors) Idea Group Inc Hershey, Pensylvania, 2008.

Lederman, R and Johnston, R.B., "Manual Collaboration Systems: Decision Support or Support for Situated Choices."
In Collaborative Decision Making : Perspectives and Challenges, Edited by Zarate, P., Belaud., J.P., Camilleri., G, Ravat, F., IOS 
Press, Amsterdam., 2008, pp. 333-343.

Knowledge Transfer / Public Impact

Opinion Article in IT Section of the The Age “Technology Aids Patient Care” August 31, 2001, p.9

Research award for HICSS-2002 featured in article in Uni-News , February 25, 2002.

Privacy research featured in the Nursing Review, May 2002.

Cited for expect opinion on Health Informatics in “The Must-Have Job Ticket” The Age, May 16^, 2006.

Article in Sydney Morning Herald and The Age technology sections “Do We Spend More on Technology or Go for The Doctor?”

Nov 21, 2006, p.2

Teaching

I am on research  from teaching from July 2008- Feb 2009. I can still be

contacted at my usual office location.                                                                                                                                                             *

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Created: 14 January 2003
Last modified: 14 January, 2003
Authorised by: Head, Department of Information Systems

Maintained by: Ann Potter
Email: annp@unimelb.edu.au