Using

Mullins Library to Find Articles Assignment

Cale Petrie
CIED 1003 Section 902
Assignment 1 and Extra Credit Assignment

Assignment 1:

URL: http://0-search.proquest.com.library.uark.edu/docview/
1734376002?pq-origsite=summon&accountid=8361

Date Article Written: November 16, 2015
Title of Article: Best Places To Work
Author of Journal Article: Anonymous
Journal: Advertising Age

Executives from some of Ad Ages 2014 Best Places to Work, gathered to
discuss what makes a company a great place to work. One of the key
points was that happiness is not all about the perks of a company.
Employees do enjoy the perks that come with these companies but
those perks are not the real reason employees rate the company well.
When asked what makes them happy employees, several responses
were mentioned. These responses included an understanding of the
companys vision, a feeling of being valued, and a good relationship with
their bosses. The employees have buy in to the company and feel a
sense of purpose as they come to work each day. Happy employees
have good relationships with the people they are working for and with,
and feel empowered as such.

The article lists 50 companies that stand out when looking at benefits
packages, hiring practices, diversity, career development opportunities,
compensation, special perks, and life-work balance. Metric Theory, a
company based in San Francisco, says that the company is on the list
because of the sharing of everything. Even though the company has
quarterly two-hour meetings sharing cash flow, profit margins, data,
and logic behind the growth plans, they still have fun. For example, each
Halloween employees are paired with another and dress in comparable
costumes. In Jackson, Mississippi, The Ramey Agency, offers employees
several perks while maintaining a good relationship with employees
and the community it serves. The Ramey Agency dedicates 40 hours of
personal time off per employee per year in order for the employee to do
community service. Yet another example of a company that is on the list
of best places to work is Mother New York. In this company, getting
comfortable with a small group of fellow employees is not going to stay
for long. Here, the company changes shifts every three months so
workers can connect and get to know others within the company.
Mother New York also emphasizes and values the cultural diversity of
the team.


EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT:

URL: http://0-search.proquest.com.library.uark.edu/docview/
1037273894?pq-origsite=summon

Date Article Written: October 2012
Title of Article: Integrating Hospital Information Systems in Healthcare
Institutions: A Mediation Architecture
Author of Journal Article: El Azami, Ikram; Cherkaoui Malki,
Mohammed Oucamah; Tahon, Christian
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems

Gathering all clinical information and compiling it into one accessible
place has been a problem with the complexity of a hospital
environment. Typically using task specific capabilities of one system as
opposed to integrating it all together has been the practice of most
healthcare professionals. There are some information systems in
hospitals such as: HIS (Hospital Information Systems), RIS (Radiology
Information Systems), and LIS (Laboratory Information Systems).
These systems, however, are mainly used heterogeneously instead of
incorporating into all areas. Healthcare professionals are interested in
compiling a comprehensive Hospital Information System to incorporate
and have accessible all data from laboratory reports, medical imaging,
clinical data, and clinical reports whenever and wherever it is needed.
Data, workflow, and functions are the three factors that contribute to
the success or failure of such systems. This article proposes a solution
called The Mediation Architecture.

The Mediation Architecture is connected by networks that allow access
to many databases. The mediator and the adaptor are the two main
components of the system. The responsibilities of the mediator include:
processing the data from different sources, describing, simplifying, and
combining data. The adaptor matches the data format, allowing it to be
exchanged between the mediator and the database. The healthcare
systems are faced with two important challenges: the design of the
Hospital Information Systems and communication between them.
Integrating business solution software into a hospital setting is not easy
as often the software was not designed to communicate or operate with
other software. This article proposes The Mediation Architecture
design which helps accomplish the integration of information systems
that were meant to operate alone.