Healthcare Information Technology

Term Paper # 117132

Computer and Technology > Networks
Computer and Technology > Software
Medical and Health

An examinations of all aspects of healthcare information technology, with its risks and advantages.

1,130 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper analyzes healthcare information technology. It explains the risks and advantages associated with establishing an automated patient care system. The paper then explains the general architecture of modern search engines and how they can be used, the development of software and systems and the need for data warehouses.

From the Paper:

"One weakness for data warehousing is the lack of specificity in the data contained. Thus, as decision makers may need information regarding a special case, the data mining needed to retrieve that information can be quite labor intensive. Time permitting, data warehousing can lead to relevant, effective decisions. However, if data is needed and time is a factor, an alternative could be viewed in an expert system. Here, in contrast, data can be segmented into areas of importance and used for specific needs. Expert systems focus on narrow specialization versus a wide spectrum of data collection and retrieval. Determining which system to use may be an issue of time. Thus, decision makers' needs may guide organizations on whether to store information inside a data warehouse or to use an alternative, such as an expert system."

Sample of Sources Used:

Brin, Sergey & Page, Lawrence. (2007). The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine. Stanford University. http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html
Global Information Assurance Certification (GAIC). (2007). Information Security Officer Training. http://www2.giac.org/practicals/archives/giso/11.pdf
Greenfield, Larry. (2006). A Definition of Data Warehousing. http://www.dwinfocenter.org/defined.html
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Powell University. (2007). Alternative Methodologies. CMIS 470. http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:hvBlK_Dljn0J:www.siue.edu/~apowell/CMIS570/Week13_SDLCAlternatives.ppt+alternatives+to+SDLC&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

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Healthcare Information Technology (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Healthcare-Information-Technology/117132