Information systems

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system that allows capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analysing and displaying data which is spatially referenced to the earth (DoE, 1987). GIS is made up of two types of data, spatial data and attribute data. Spatial data refers to all types of data objects that represent geographical space; it allows locating anything in the world. Attribute data is the additional information about a spatial feature. GIS is a very powerful system…

1998) and surveys are commonly used for obtaining vast amounts of data in computer format, and this can be seen as one of the benefits of GIS (Maguire., 1991). GIS has the ability to take these sources of data and manipulate it to become vital information. Also, the advantages of using remote sensing as a data source can depict the changes of land use by observing the current and archived remote sensed data (Mustafa et al.,…

The science of information management is growing extremely important as international businesses are turning more complex with each passing year, and knowledge required to excel in the aforementioned field is also getting further involved. With my substantial professional background in computers and telecommunications, I have gained interest and turned out be skillful in this field. However, with each new assignment, the thorough knowledge of information management is becoming imperative. My…

duration, attendance, and other potential indicators of patient satisfaction. IBH Data All services provided by IBH are legally required to be documented within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services AKAIMS health information system. Due to the advanced nature of the system, it is possible to generate descriptive quantitative reports regarding services included attendance rates of specific programs, duration of treatment episodes for individual clients, number of treatment episodes…

a clear report of the archeological site and any finds that lead from that. The techniques include but are not limited to, looking at historic maps, aerial photography, LiDAR, analytical survey, field walking and geophysics and Geographical Information System (GIS). All of these techniques are useful to an archeologist however, they all have varying degrees of expense, financially, in manpower and…

paper, because it will enable me to find out how Management Information System professionals interact in a company on daily basis. My professor, classmates, and other faculty members on the LLD 100A portfolio group are my audiences for this paper. A discourse community is a group of people who share the same interest, career, or other commonality. Since I am majoring in Business Administration and concentrating in Management Information Systems (MIS), I am excited to join the MIS discourse…

Why is it important to protect information in the food service industry to maintain competitive advantage? Information security is the process of protecting the availability, privacy, and integrity of data. Information technology and methods of securing it have been around for centuries. Whether it is hiding your diary under your pillow, keeping a secret from others, or encrypting your passwords on a desktop, the need to secure data or information has always been important. In the food service…

from the system, there could be concerns for cost allocation with the different treatments. If any mistakes are made while entering the data, it could lead to miscalculations concerning different treatment cost. While a misallocation of costs could occur in paying the providers who provide the treatments as well. The suppliers or providers may not get paid in time or the correct amount of money. Consequently, there might be a potential risk that they might refuse to work…

Type your title Interoperability which is a different component of the same system that could use different operating systems data formatting language which could prevent connecting standard interface. Database (DB) The planning process an effort is made to capture and describe the job that requires being completing. Controlling The controlling and monitoring processes concentrate on documenting tracking, scope creep, tracking, and disapproving/approving project changes. Closing The final…

Week Two Reflective Assignment Mary Carnahan HA 413 Current Issues in Health Information Management May 10, 2016 Week Two What I learned in “Health Care Information Systems” Chapter five “Clinical Information Systems” In this chapter I learned how the clinical information system can have an impact on patient quality, outcomes, and safety. I learned about EHRs and how PHRs are not protected under HIPPA unless “a health care provider or a health plan that offers a PHR as one of its…