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The article discusses a study which aimed to determine the factors that affect the uptake and use of Web-based protocol systems for medical oncology in Australia. It states that medical oncology has embraced information technology in standardizing medical care to improve patient outcomes. Researchers interviewed medical oncology personnel and found that Web-based systems have important roles in guiding oncology treatment but they believed that it do not ensure uptake.

The article focuses on the importance of important privacy considerations focused on electronic health record documentation. It mentions that the development in the electronic health records for private and public purpose, urge health professionals to focus on privacy consideration for digitizing the health record of patients where electronic information is stored.