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Rubayeth M

Are local solutions the future for government IT? - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...government-it-local-nhs

security privacy electronic health records

shared by Rubayeth M on 07 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Rubayeth M on 07 Feb 11
     
    Damian Green a person who insists not giving their medical information to Google Health and Microsoft Vault.
Rubayeth M

Video boom threatens to gridlock the internet - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...print

reliability ITGS telemedicine

shared by Rubayeth M on 15 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Rubayeth M on 15 Feb 11
     
    In this article the stakeholders are worried about the internet connectivity. Since many people are using it today as we speak they are watching videos, tv shows, listening to music from the Internet, and many others and would be known as stakeholders. The issue here is the reliability of the hardware. In the article it states that the copper wires that were initially put for calling which only required voice. Now it has increased with much more and in order for the internet connectivity to increase there needs to be more of a solution than fiber optic cables since it was not planted in to the ground before. The IT systems that requiring so much internet speeds are computers, mobile devices, computers within the doctors office, and many other. For tele medicine to continue there needs to sufficient or reliable internet connectivity. For instance, say a doctor wanted to help out another doctor in India. For the doctor in America it wouldn't take more than a couple of minutes. If the hospital did not have its own secure internet then it would have taken a long time since other internet connectors are using it to download and upload video,stream live music, and much more. The point here is that for one to have accessibility in the internet connectivity there needs to be globalization. Globalization will help increase and satisfy almost everyone's needs.
Alex F

Can Barack Obama ensure all Americans have electronic health records by 2014? | Society... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...electronic-medical-records

EHR privacy

shared by Alex F on 04 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Personal health records are a concept enabling customers to gather their information from different providers (perhaps their primary and secondary care providers, for example) and store them in one place.
    • Alex F
      Alex F on 04 Feb 11
       
      this is how health records are used, and how useful they would be when customers go to different providers and that way information can be passed on.
  • Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 which is meant to govern the security and privacy of EHRs.
    • Alex F
      Alex F on 04 Feb 11
       
      this is historical information
  • Privacy
    • Alex F
      Alex F on 04 Feb 11
       
      issue/ concern
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  • health information exchanges, and the DHHS has already commissioned 15 contractors to work on trial implementations of prototype architectures.
  • 2007, according to research from George Washington University, 20-25% of outpatients were being served by some form of electronic health records (EHR) in the US
  • "meaningful use": the practical deployment of these records for e-prescribing, laboratory exchange and quality measurement
  • The American Medical Association says it is fully behind Connecting for Health.
  • Google and Microsoft have also endorsed Connecting for Health, a consortium that provided one of the original prototype architectures for the NHIE (and unconnected to the NHS IT organisation of the same name).
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Public to shape smart tag policy - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...6453931.stm

RFID security supermarket ITGS-privacy

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    The stakeholders may eventually draft new regulations to police the tags, but, for now, the commission proposes no new laws to govern their use.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    The stakeholders may eventually draft new regulations to police the tags, but, for now, the commission proposes no new laws to govern their use.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers prepare supermarket sweep - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...7584258.stm

supermarket security identity theft

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 06 Oct 09
     
    Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems.
Madeline Brownstone

Shortcuts - Typing In an E-Mail Address, and Giving Up Your Friends' Too - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...20shortcuts.html

privacy security spam contact scraping

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 29 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 29 Oct 09
     
    Contact Scraping to build user base of Tagged.com
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Business | Twitter 'costs businesses £1.4bn' - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8325865.stm

business and employment

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Staff who use Twitter and other social networking sites while at work are costing UK businesses £1.38bn every year, a report has said.
  • Although many businesses have banned the use of Facebook in the workplace
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
       
      I infer that Facebook bans can be enforced through proxy server settings.
  • Over three-quarters of respondents said that their employer had not issued them with specific guidelines with regards to using Twitter. "Without guidelines and usage polices businesses are leaving themselves wide open to a reduction in productivity, brand damage and security risks," Morse said.
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
       
      If company policies need to specify this site or that site, they will drive themselves crazy with writing and rewriting regulations. It is just not a practical solution.
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  • It added that companies should think about protecting the reputation of their brand. A third of workers admitted they had seen sensitive information posted on social networks. However, 84% said they felt it should be up to them what they posted online
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
       
      a secondary issue is inferred here. The author implies that there are some workers who revealy company business through social networking sites and that is potentially harmful for the company's reputation. A twist here: the company wants privacy!
  • Madeline Brownstone on 18 Nov 09
     
    Seem like this has potential as a lead article.
Madeline Brownstone

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

news.bbc.co.uk/...8094865.stm

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?
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