Journal article
The Molecular Medicine Informatics Model (MMIM)
M Hibbert, P Gibbs, T O'Brien, P Colman, R Merriel, N Rafael, M Georgeff
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | IOS PRESS | Published : 2007
Abstract
In 2005 a major collaboration in Melbourne, Australia successfully implemented a major medical informatics infrastructure. The convergence of life sciences, healthcare, and information technology is now driving research into the fundamentals of disease causation and toward tailoring individualized treatment. The Molecular Medicine Informatics Model (MMIM) is a 'virtual' research repository of clinical, laboratory and genetic data sets. Integrated data, physically located within independent hospital and research organisations can be searched and queried seamlessly via a federated data integrator. Researchers must gain authorisation to access data, and obtain permission from the data owners be..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Phase 1 of t his project was funded by the Victorian Government Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development via Bio21 Australia Limited. Phase 2 was funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australian, Department of Education, Science and Training, via their Systemic Infrastructure Initiative. Phase 3 is funded by the Victorian Government Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development via the University of Melbourne.