Dr Collmann's research focuses on understanding the effect of bureaucracy and other complex forms of organization on everyday life. His current research includes applying theories about organizational failure and reliability to the understanding and enhancement of protecting sensitive but unclassified information in computerized information management systems such as computerized healthcare and biosurveillance systems.   

Recent Publications:

1. J Collmann, “Beyond Good Practice: why HIPAA does not answer all security questions”, Special session, CARS 2004, Chicago, IL, June 2004

2. J Collmann, J Coleman, K Sostrom and W Wright, “Organizing Safety: the conditions for successful information assurance programs”, Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth, Vol 10, Number 3, Fall 2004.

3. Jeff Collmann, Ph.D., Adil Alaoui, M.S., Dan Nguyen, M.D., and David Lindisch, R.T., “Safe Teleradiology: Information Assurance as Project Planning Methodology”, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2005; 12: 84-89.

4. Jeff Collmann, “Assessing information security risk in dual-use health information systems”, CARS 2005, Berlin, Germany, June 2005

5. Jeff Collmann, Ted Cooper B Demster, M Downey, S McCullough, K MacDonald, S Odneal, J Reiners, The CPRI Toolkit: Managing Information Security in Health Care, Editions 1-5

6. J Collmann, T Cooper, & K Sostrom, “HIPAA Data Security: guidelines for organizational development in health information assurance” in B Reiner & E Siegel, eds, The Electronic Archive, SCAR Primer 2, Society for Computer Applications in Radiology, May 2001

7. Ted Cooper & Jeff Collmann, “Managing Information Security and Privacy in Health Care Data Mining” In “Advances in Medical Informatics: Knowledge Management and Data Mining in Biomedicine, editors, Hsinchun Chen, Sherri Fuller, Carol Friedman, and William Hersh

			Department of Microbiology & Immunology Adjunct Faculty: Jeff Collmann
	» Home » About us » Research » Education » Patient Care » Contact Us		Dr. Jeff Collmann is an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is also an Associate Research Professor at the department of Sociology & Anthropology and Information Assurance Research Scientist & Associate Professor at the Biodefense Division of the ISIS Center at Georgetown University. Summary: PhD, University of Adelaide, Australia, 1980 At Georgetown Since: 1991 Existing lab capacity for both graduate students and research staff, inquire via email. Contact:				collmanj@georgetown.edu