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Carmen M

'Offshoring' advice upsets firms - 1 views

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  • Carmen M on 09 Dec 10
     
    This short article talks about how leaders of the chamber commerce (An association of businesspersons and merchants for the promotion of commercial interests in the community)(answers.com) has recommended businesses in the UK to engage in offshoring, meaning taking their businesses outside. However, some greatly resented this and stated that it was "betraying" and "killing british skills"(Luckock). Members of the chamber commerce said that this could expand the business, and make it more competitive. The primary stakeholders in this case would be, the business owners, memebers of the chamber commerce, and the people that would be given the jobs due to offshoring. This is directly connected to business and employment. The companies owned by the men that dont want to go "offshore" are the business, while employment would be all the jobs that would be offered to those who need it if only the owners would agree to it. Lastly, while it does not say what IT would be used, it wont be technology that would be very complex. Especially, if you're sending these jobs offshore to certain countries whose people might not be exposed to all the technology that we have.
Madeline Brownstone

Electronic health records raise doubt - The Boston Globe - 11 views

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health database CS10 integrity

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  • Madeline Brownstone on 03 Mar 10
     
    "Google Health and others in the fast-growing personal health record business say they are offering a revolutionary tool to help patients navigate a fragmented healthcare system, but some doctors fear that inaccurate information from billing data could lead to improper treatment."
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  • helen g on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article provides a possible service that can be used in the east African country our case study is on. Google health is a free service that would give all patients the opportunity to store their health records digitially, making it easier for doctors to access it. Especially if telemedicine were to be used, having electronic health records would be a great benefit. However, the issue of reliability is especially troubling when it comes to using services like Google health in this context. There have been many reported errors with the diagnoses of patients using this service, and it is crucial that the records are checked by both patients and doctors to ensure that all information listed is correct. Literacy rates are much lower in rural African settings, creating a problem for patients who may be unaware of inaccurate information on their records. Especially for individuals in critical conditions, fatal mistakes can therefore be made.
  • Santiago P. on 18 Mar 10
     
    Electronic Health Records are also used in the case study. Patients and doctors rely on these records for accurate data, but it is rather difficult, due to the lack of reliability with which Google Health updates patient's health data. In order for Dr. Ogola's plan to work (face the challenges, create a modern health system), he must implement such health records that will store patients' information on an accessible, secure and easy to use database. This would help patients, doctors and nurses share data without having to travel long distances. Data would be secure and also accessible to the three parties. However, this would require a reliable system (more than Google Health) so as to not provide inaccurate data to the patients. Patient involvement in the care of his/her own data would be required for an such an erroneous system, as would a reliable source of healthcare information on the patients. Unreliable sources can potentially damage the whole system.
  • Kristin O on 18 Mar 10
     
    The use of Electronic Health Records in this article can be applied to our case study. Firstly, it would make the transfer of patient data easier and faster, this would increase the quality of care that the hospitals and clinics offer to their patients. These Electronic Health Records can also keep data from different doctors in order, for example if a patient visits several Doctors all of their information will be in one place and ready to access when ever necessary. In the case study if doctors had a more accurate picture of the patients medical history they would be more prepared to make diagnoses, especially when they are working with strange cases. This would also help to increase the quality of treatment that the patient would receive. Digital Health Records are easy to update both the patient and the doctor can edit the Electronic Health Record, it also can keep track of test results, and medications that the patient is currently using. Electronic Health Records allow patients to be more active in their health care allowing them to see and have access to all of their medical information. Even though this IT system is ideal for our case study there are some things we should take into consideration. In our case study we would have to make sure that equality of access is equal for everyone, there may be some people living on the outskirts of villages that might not have access to Digital Health Records. We would also have to assume that everyone would know how to use the Digital Health Record. Meaning how to update it and how to look for errors. Lastly we would have to assume that the patient would make good use out of having an Electronic Health Record. They would have to constantly be updating and checking their records to see if there is any missing information or any errors within their data. Lastly, the coding system would have to be revised, it is confusing and very inaccurate, there should be a new coding system that makes understanding your own records
  • sarah d on 18 Mar 10
     
    In this article, the use of electronic health records is discussed. However, some problems arising from their use are also introduced, including inaccurate patient information. In the world of the case study, this IT system, electronic health records. is quite relevant and can be useful. EHRs can be used in Africa to connect rural doctors to hospitals and other professional health care workers in better facilities. This way patients' records can be reviewed, diagnoses can be made and other help can be given. However, if this system is taken advantage of in Africa, its users must be certain that the information in the records is accurate and comes from a reliable source. This is because if the information in a record is inaccurate, incorrect diagnosis and/or medication can be given as was the situation in the article. These kinds of mistakes can be detrimental to some patients.
  • Richie P on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article elaborates on the drawbacks of electronic health files. Although the IT System, Google Health, seems that it will make getting quality health care much easier and quicker, there is a major issue of possible inaccurate information. These inaccuracies or exaggerated diagnoses on Google Health may prevent patients from receiving the care they need, and Google Earth is prone to human error as real people are responsible for inputting insurance billing codes or mislabeling a lab test with a disease that is hoped to be ruled out. This has an impact on our African case study as this article illustrates one of the highly potential problems that arise from the use of telemedicine. Although medical centers in Africa would be able to eliminate the tedious process of paper work by instantly communicating records over the internet, these records can be inaccurate and therefore compromise an already sick patients health even further. However, for the case study, EMR's prove to be a very feasible solution for the lack of communication and distances between villages and health centers, but a solution must be made in order to counteract the potential misdiagnoses'. One solution could be that patients would check their EMR's for accuracy, but with the poor conditions of living in the African villages and poor or no internet service, this solution does not seem possible for the case study.
  • Jaymee C on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article is about a man getting his health information in an electronic health records massed up. There's an issue with the EMRs in the sense that they are sometimes unreliable. In regard to the Case study, as they want to place EMRs into their hospitals and clinics they ma have this issue with reliability. But it has shown signs of improvement from paper records. But the hospitals and clinics in the East African cities will need to hire more staff to make sure these records are up to date and accurate. As for the health of the patients, EMRs has its benefits and drawbacks. If the information is accurate then a life could be saved and that person could be properly cared for in a more timely fashion, but if the information isn't accurate they could be given unneeded surgery or given the wrong drugs. The EMRs could help the efficiency of the hospitals and clinics because they could work faster and get to more patients without wasting countless time looking through paper records.
  • Olivia M on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article arises a social and ethical issue of integrity of electronic health records. In this article, Dave deBronkart faced this issue when he transferred his medical records to Google Health. His information was inaccurately transferred because of the incorrect coding that insurance companies use. The database then used this incorrect coding and stated that Dave had other health problems, which he never had. The lack of codes makes the database more likely to make an inaccurate diagnosis. It also suffers from reliability because if the information, doctors can't rely on it to make correct diagnosis. Electronic databases are very useful and can be used in Oobunta if its integrity is improved. It will allow patients in villages that can't afford travel to share their symptoms and past medical history with doctors in the hospital. This will cut costs for both doctors and patients because they won't have to pay for transportation. It will also benefit the patients because it will let them be diagnosed accurately especially if they don't have enough resources or medical care in their village.
  • Jackie C on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article covers a recent problem that has risen from the use of Electronic Medical Records. Google's new Google Health, a service that gathers e-health records for patients all in one place has become unreliable. Google Health gathers medical information from billing records, which is an inaccurate source of information. The medical records on the site also do not distinguish between recent illnesses and past illnesses, and does not indicate the level of severity for the health issues. The diagnostic medical coding is to blame for inaccuracies in information gleaned from insurance data, mostly because it is clunky and includes tests for diseases that doctors hope to rule out, not for diseases that the patients necessarily have. The problems that the unwieldy code and medical records in Google Health bring up are enormous. Information is inaccurate and out of date, and this is potentially deadly when patients are being treated. The issue of reliability is that data in the records is out of date, and entered incorrectly, which could be the difference between life and death for patients with dangerous diseases.
  • Karen M on 18 Mar 10
     
    This article was about electronic medical records. They allow patients to share their health information with doctors over the Internet, using Goggle Health. However, this application is not completely accurate. It takes information from insurance bills. These insurance bills may not be precise in describing the treatment of a patient because of their lack of codes. This raises the issue of reliability of the electronic health records. Inaccurate records could stop a doctor from performing a life saving procedure on a patient. The article relates to the case study because it talks about the drawbacks of having electronic medical records. In order for issues with reliability and integrity to be avoided in Oobunta, patients should regularly check their records to ensure their accuracy. Doctors and patients should also communicate more to eliminate problems within the health records.
  • Mark Gakin on 18 Mar 10
     
    In this article, a new electronic health system arose. In order for one to use this newly aged system, their personal health records must be transferred. According to the article, "accuracy gets lost in translation" (Wangsness). Due to the fact that certain information is getting lost in translation, many issues have been brought up, such as reliability. Health records are vital for every individual because they contain information that cannot be found anywhere else. A loss in data, such as certain dates, can lead to many problems for the patients during treatment. As a solution, people are asked to do one thing. They are told to check out their record and see if everything is accurate. There is a positive side for this new system and it relates directly to our case study. These Google health records are easily transferable. If one needs to send out their information to a hospital for a diagnosis, they can do so in no time. In the case study, people in Africa are having trouble getting to a hospital because of the expenses and lack of transportation. By using these Google electronic health records, the people would be able to e-mail their record to a hospital for a direct prognoses. This would save them so much money and time because they would be able to complete this task in the comfort of their own home, or anyplace with internet access. These electronic health records can solve many problems in Africa.
  • T Graham on 18 Mar 10
     
    This case study tackles the issues of Integrity and Reliability. The article talks about inaccurate health records and it effect on patients who want to follow updates on their health status. The stakeholders in this articles are patients because they are the ones who need accurate information, doctors because patients come to them when they read inaccurate information about their health and the people who control the information in the databases because they are the ones responsible for whether or not the information is accurate. Integrity is an appropriate Social and Ethical Issue because the information in the databases have a been changed accidentally, in turn affecting accuracy. Reliability is even better because is directly about accuracy of data, if it is entered incorrectly. If data is entered wrong patients lose trust in them. This is especially relevant to databases which is the major IT system discussed in this article. In relation to the case study it is important to find a solution for the patients of Africa, that is as efficient as possible. In a place like the one described in the study it is important to save time by being as accurate as possible and making sure that patents and doctors can understand the information on databases, ensuring more successful treatments for the patients.
  • jonathan i on 18 Mar 10
     
    In the East African city, the medical facilities all contain databases that their patient's health records are recorded on, however the platform for each database varies between each clinic and the main hospital. This in turn makes it more difficult to exchange health records between each clinic and the main hospital.This article brings up a solution to the health records exchange problem that are within this East African Region. Google Health is a database that is in the cloud and makes it possible to exchange health records through the internet. This form of exchanging data for a patient helps to keep a patient's data up to date. Now though this could be a great solution it comes with many drawbacks from the system and the lacking materials from the East African region makes it difficulty to better utilize it.
Olivia M

Brainy Robots Start Stepping Into Daily Life - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...18brain.html

robot daily life job tasks replacement AI-ITGS

shared by Olivia M on 27 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Olivia M on 27 Apr 10
     
    Many companies are building robots to do simple human tasks. These tasks include lifeguarding, taking out the trash, building a bookcase and much more.
  • Jackie C on 28 Apr 10
     
    Quicker and quicker progress into the field of artificial intelligence without corresponding advancements in politics and standards
sarah d

Profit Outweighs Risk in Juárez Factories - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...12tttecma.html

outsourcing ITGS-12 business and employment

shared by sarah d on 13 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • sarah d on 13 Dec 10
     
    This article is about the United States outsourcing manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Some companies in El Paso are also thinking of outsourcing to Juarez. At the same time, there have been more than 2500 killings due to drug issues, forcing thousands of residents to flee and businesses to close. The stakeholders are the retail businesses and the residents forced to find safety somewhere else. Assembly line workers, being paid $1.60-$2.00 an hour are also stakeholders in this situation. The system of outsourcing jobs, has created violence as well as low standards of living for the assembly-line workers. The issue at hand is how globalization and cultural diversity changed the way business is done. By outsourcing jobs, businesses are willing to accept higher profits, even with bad working atmospheres and internal tension.
Jaymee C

Study Plays Down Export of Computer Jobs - New York Times - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...23outsource.html

ITGS Business and Employment offshoring

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  • Jaymee C on 12 Dec 10
     
    This article is about how people are fearing that they will lose their jobs to people in other countries like many have before them. Big companies are choosing to hire those in places like India and China because it turns out cheaper for them. A report says that 2-3% of jobs in IT would go offshore annually over the next 10 years or so. This report is also trying to calm workers by saying that more jobs will arise from this. For people losing their jobs and those in the field of information technology, this news is not comforting. The president of the Association for Computing Machinery, David A. Patterson, noted that not many people are interested in majoring in computer science in the US so it makes things harder for there to be jobs for them. If more were to take an interest in the computer sciences then there might not be a big issue about offshoring jobs.
Saida K

How to make sure your smartphone payments are secure - 0 views

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shared by Saida K on 11 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Saida K on 11 Jan 11
     
    This news article specifies the considerations of using a cellphone to make secure payments. In order to make secure transactions using one's cellphone, a certain procedure must take place. Of course, the mobile phone must have access to the internet, and will go to any website of their choice in which they find something they want to buy, or to simply pay a bill. Also, this can be done using an "application" such as PayPal. PayPal is technically more secure considering that a consumer would only have to write they're credit card information in one place. But with so many people using it, it becomes easier for hackers to access this data, especially with vast quantities of money in the savings. Afterwards, no matter which way you started a transaction, encryptions are always used to transform the that so that only the consumer and business company can read the transaction with the decryption. One possible stakeholder is the consumer whom is indeed effected by making payments using their mobile devices. It's only been recently that they began trusting the internet using a computer, but using the internet via cellphone is a new change that must take time to adjust to. But they are effected since hackers can easily take their money. Plus a third party, can occur during the process of the transaction while the consumer is using another window, and might not notice that they're information is not only going to the business itself. These are all issues of security.
Baris T

Texas man claims Droid 2 exploded in his ear | Electronista - 1 views

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  • Baris T on 11 Jan 11
     
    This specific article pertains to a health issue regarding a cellular phone. The specific stakeholders here are Verizon and this man whom allegedly had his phone blow up while using it, injuring his ear. He has suffered no hearing problems, but Verizon will be held at a legal case against this, or so the man, named Embry, says. This relates to health considerations, because the main problem here is that a man got injured and this was not good. This telephone was an Android Verizon Phone, one of the latest phones out. The cause to this problem is unknown, but Verizon will definitely have a lawsuit against them, since this was a threat to safety, and looking at the photo, you can tell that this mans ear was injured. This could also be fraud, a way for a man to make money off of a company by faking an injury. The battery to the phone remains unaffected, which begs the question of what possibly could have set the explosion to this screen, if anything? It isn't something we can know at the moment, but the investigation will definitely give answers. Is any user of a cell phone safe if the top notch cell phone that just came out exploded? This could be a danger to many people, not only just Embry, who might have been lucky to survive the encounter.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 27 Feb 11
     
    This is not a news source. Stick to vetted newspapers or very reputable bloggers who are considered journalists.
Ram Bhadra

A TV-Internet Marriage Awaits Blessings of All Parties - 0 views

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television cable providers equality of access

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  • Ram Bhadra on 11 Jan 11
     
    This article speaks about the merger of internet tv(Google TV) and cable companies. The internet TVs work on the basis of an Ethernet connection or a built-in wifi card. It then communicates with the router and connects the television to the internet. This gives the internet the capability to run apps such as Youtube, Netflix, Flickr, Yahoo and so on. These apps are either programed in the television by default or can be downloaded by the app store that the manufacturer of the television has available. In this the television communicates with the home/work network which sends signals to the service provider's center which then sends signals to the satellites which help transmit data from the internet to the television. The reason it would be important for network providers to make services available for the sole purpose of these televisions is that then the cable providers can give their subscribers a wider range of channels and other viewing options since it can then collect data from all its centers around the world and send it the television.
Ariel A

Skype security and privacy concerns - 1 views

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  • Ariel A on 11 Jan 11
     
    Skype is a software that enables online free instant messaging, video chatting and voice calling to anyone else that has Skype. Skype is a great resource for world conversations. The issue that Skype has are both security and privacy reasons. Skype is currently in the hands of ebay. Ebay is a well known site that allows people to buy items online and it some what reliable. The information that one would need to register in order to be a member of ebay and now Skype, one would need to place information stating, "Full name, User ID, Email address, Street address, State, City, ZIP code, Phone number, Country, Company, Password, Secondary phone number, Gender, Shipping information (including name, street address, city, state, ZIP), Bidding history on an item, Items for sale, Feedback left about the user, Bidding history, Prices paid for items, Feedback rating, Chat room and bulletin board posts" According to Ms.Brownstone in order for someone to find the identify of someone's personal information one would need the date of birth, and Zip code. What Ebay requires one to give out information is far more than what is necessary. One would question if they are really that reliable of a site. Skype claims that its reliable but we have to verification of evidence that it is indeed reliable. The security reasons behind Skype is that according to what i read, "Skype is an insistently closed program." This can affect the stakeholders which are the users of Skype to know if its a really secure website.
Yuval S

NAEA Deployed CipherOptics Advanced IPSec Network Encryption Solution - 0 views

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  • Yuval S on 11 Jan 11
     
    Cipheroptics give data security and network encryption solutions to security enterprises, financial institutions, health care, and government agencies. NAEA (North American Energy Alliance) utilized Cipheropitics to protect their data, using encryption. Dominick Birolin, the network engineer for NAEA, states that the company was "looking for a solution that could protect our critical cyber assets and meet our unique deployment requirements when we found CipherOptics." They chose this over others because CipherOptics offers security solutions for high performance networks. In addition to that, "the company's wire-speed encryption appliances are able to secure any network without changing the underlying infrastructure or application performance." Encryption works: initially by the business putting the sensitive data in plaintext. Plaintext is the normal, readable digital text. The business, using Cipheroptics, then converts the text into ciphertext. This text is made in a way that it can only be read by someone who has the key to put it back into plaintext and make it readable. The business holds the private key, which enables them to encrypt, and keep private, the data while still managing to access it when necessary.
T Graham

PIA Information Services - Philippine Information Agency - 0 views

www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&fi=p090916.htm

cell_phone_challenge cell phones environment

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  • SM, NOKIA partner for cellphone waste collection
    • T Graham
      T Graham on 04 Oct 09
       
      This is an interesting topic because the actual cell phone providers are helping to recycle their own products. Usually it's a private group or organization.
  • promote promise of electronic recycling.
    • T Graham
      T Graham on 04 Oct 09
       
      Promotion is the key because it educates large numbers of people, making it easier to enforce the movement. Promotion from large companies makes it eaiser to reach the stakeholders.
  • She said this activity is in support to the earlier tie up of SM Supermalls where collaboration was made with concerned institutions and entities last September 2007
    • T Graham
      T Graham on 04 Oct 09
       
      With the large coporations and the concerned private groups joining together they will make a bigger difference. The coporations can easily pitch recycling ideas to their costumers and the organizations will provide information and ideas.
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  • "This we can say that SM is no longer just a business enterprise but is a partner in helping the environment," she added.
    • T Graham
      T Graham on 04 Oct 09
       
      This is where business and environment fuse together, to create an extremely helpful supercause. The business is not just making money its making money and saving the environment.
  • As we use, lose, abuse, and eventually upgrade our electronic tools we are leaving behind a massive transistor-filled leftover known as e-Waste. Thousands of mobile phones and all its accessories goes along with other e-Waste
    • T Graham
      T Graham on 04 Oct 09
       
      E-waste can affect our water, air and soil. The waste that comes from cell phones can also takes hndreds of years to completely disentegrate.
Jaymee C

Facebook, Inc. News - The New York Times - 1 views

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facebook portfolio article ITGS arts entertainment and leisure

shared by Jaymee C on 10 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
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  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Jaymee C on 10 Nov 09
     
    for assitance in portfolio 1
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Slump prompts workplace snooping - 3 views

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business and employment

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09 - Cached
  • He warned that continued unauthorised access to confidential data could mean all kinds of problems for companies. Data leaks might damage customer relationships, leave a firm in breach of regulations or hand vital data to competitors. "Businesses must wake up and realize that trust is not a security policy," he said.
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
       
      Although this is a juicy article. It is not bringing up an issue in the context of a a busness or group of businesses that have suffered any real impact. It is written in a very general way.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
     
    "The global economic slump is prompting IT staff to snoop on colleagues, suggests research. A survey of IT workers by Cyber-Ark found that 35% of those questioned had viewed confidential information, such as salaries and redundancy lists. "
  • Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
     
    Could this be a good lead article?
Olivia M

In Japan, Machines for Work and Play Are Idle - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...13robot.html

ITGS robot business reliability

shared by Olivia M on 03 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Olivia M on 03 Apr 11
     
    The stakeholders are customers, human workers, factories and big product companies. The social ethical issue is reliability. The scenario is robots used in business. The IT system is factory robots. The issue here is that due to lack of money, robots cannot be used in factories which will lower the amount of products made.
  • helen g on 06 Apr 11
     
    It is important to fully examine the issue of reliability in this context. When using artificial intelligence in the factory workplace, those installing the robots must be mindful of the possibility that the robot will not be reliable. Reliability, therefore must be tested extensively to make sure that it is fairly high.
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