Research Questions

THE USE OF CLINICAL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND EFFICIENCIESNew technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies.Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies

IntroductionThe ethical dilemma discussed in this paper involves decision making on whether to perform euthanasia on a breast cancer patient who is at the metastatic stage. The patient was requesting the physicians to perform euthanasia on her given the deteriorating quality of her life and the pain she experienced. There were conflicting ethical principles in

Discussion: Sharing your Decision Making PaperThis week, you will be able to share the decision making process you used to resolve an ethical issue with your classmates. You have probably wondered how your classmates used an ethical decision making model to work through a variety of healthcare dilemmas and this week you will be able

Analysis and RecommendationOverviewThe assignments in this course are framed around a scenario in which you are hired by a company as a consultant to provide a recommendation on solving a challenge or capitalizing on an opportunity. You will draw upon your knowledge and skills around operations, finance, marketing, leadership, etc. for each assignment. The assignments

Assignment OverviewCloud hosting has become an important part of the Information Technology infrastructure in firms. Selecting the correct cloud vendor has ramification for quality of service, security, and cost for the firm.Here are lectures to prepare you for this assignment:Module 2 Lecture 1: Information Management in the 2010s:Module 2 Lecture 2: IT Infrastructure:Case 2 Review

Assignment OverviewEvery company has, to a greater or lesser extent, an information subsystem—that is, a means by which it gathers data, interprets it, and makes it available to employees through a distribution system. Whether we are talking about marketing information, cost projections, accounting results, or internal quality reports, every company depends on knowledge to support

Case AssignmentBefore you start on this assignment, make sure that you understand the distinctions and legal issues involved in the four main types of intellectual property—patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. Miller (2008) and Bouchoux (2001) cover all four of these types of intellectual property, but if you are still unclear about any of these

There are no additional readings for this assignment, beyond the Pearson tutorial and the three textbook readings. However, some of the concepts in this module are tough, so make sure to read the materials carefully before starting on this assignment.Again, we will be going through a variety of hypothetical scenarios. For each scenario, you need

Case AssignmentAs with all of your Case Assignments, make sure to thoroughly review the Pearson tutorials and all of the required textbook chapters before you start on this paper. You need to cite at least three different sources from the background materials in your paper. Make sure you fully understand the main types of legal