Mei-Sing Ong

Dr. Mei-Sing Ong is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Informatics, part of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University. Her research focuses on health informatics, patient safety, and the intersection of information technology with healthcare systems.

• Broad Research Areas: Health Informatics, Patient Safety, Medical Informatics, Breast Cancer Screening, Drug Interaction Analysis

Her work includes studies on health IT safety, systematic reviews of mammography efficacy, and analyses of drug prescription risks in provider networks. Key methodologies span retrospective cohort studies and clinical case studies.

Recent publications examine:

• Delays in test result reviews impacting hospital stays (2018)
• Mammography screening biases (2017)
• Drug interaction risks via claims data (2017)
• Software safety and computer security in healthcare (2016)

Her research has been cited 677 times (Scopus), with 12 h-index, reflecting significant impact in health IT and patient safety domains. She collaborates with experts like Dr. Farah Magrabi and Professor Enrico Coiera.