Chapter13

Chapter13 -Copyright and Fair Use.
A new copyright agreement signed by Western University will dip into students’ pockets and could open the door to e-mail snooping, the Canadian Federation of Students warns.
Western and the University of Toronto signed a voluntary agreement Jan. 30 with copyright licensing company Access Copyright after the expiration of previous licensing agreements.
The contract imposes a new fee of $27.50 for full-time students and includes controversial provisions that outline a broad definition of copying and monitoring.
The Canadian Federation of Students is raising concerns because it says the agreement allows the two universities to monitor links being shared in e-mails sent by students.
The federation said the monitoring of e-mails would infringe on the right of students to privacy.
“Of course the university may say that that’s not their intention except the agreement positions them to be able to do that, which is what we see as the problem,” said Roxanne Dubois, national chairperson of the federation.
“Frankly we think this is a step in the wrong direction.”
Students at Western also argue that the new fee is unwarranted, said Desirée Lamoureux, vice-president of student services for the Society of Graduate Students at Western.
“There should not be a fee in the first place,” she said. “We’re doing things that are within fair dealing, and with copyright law right now, you do not pay for fair dealing.”
A Western official said the university won’t monitor students e-mails.
Western will survey students to assess the use of paper and digital copying, said Janice Deakin, Western’s vice-president academic and provost.
“There will be no intervention into people’s e-mail. The conditions of privacy and confidentiality would be respected and nothing would happen until such time that the parties agree to a methodology to develop the survey.”
The university also has the ability to leave the agreement within six months if the fairness of the fee is not to its satisfaction, Deakin said.

Chapter12 knowledge management

   
Career@SCG
Human resources are a critical factor in organizational success. To accomplish the corporate’ objective, high caliber staff must be involved in operation, asses results, and develop strategic move. The Siam Cement Group (SCG) has given human resources management a high priority since its founding more than 90 years ago, as reflected in one of the business philosophy: “Belief in the value of the individual”. The continued progress of the subsidiaries under the corporate over the years has earned recognition for the Group as a national leader in efficient human resources management

The Group’s quality in human resources management begins with highly-selective new hiring. Cementhai Career Choice is a proactive program that seeks to attract bachelor’s degree-level graduates of Thailand’s leading universities. To persuade MBA graduates from the top 10 universities in the United States and Europe, the Group has a program called the Top Ten University Recruitment.

Because personnel development is viewed as a long-term investment that helps ensure success and adds value to the organization, the Group undertakes a wide range of human resource development activities consistent with its growth strategy. Examples include the promulgation of Best Practices for various disciplines among Group companies through ongoing, year-round activities; the establishment of a Knowledge Management database system; constantly update training programs to keep abreast of changes in methods and practices; etc.

To encourage continued learning, the Group also provides scholarships for personnel to earn master’s degrees, work observation visits, and staff rotation. The Group operates a Competency-Based Management system that provides clear and continuos human resource management. Another program that enhance the competence of the workforce is the Group’s ongoing networking with various internationally-recognized educational and research institutions that help keep Group personnel at the leading edge, both domestically and regionally.

A commitment to ongoing improvement of our personnel management system has had a significant impact on human resource development and earned continuing recognition, as well as certification, with Siam Cement being the first company in Thailand to receive ISO 9001:2000 quality system certification for human resource management. These are not as important as having high-quality human resources with knowledge, capabilities, and integrity. They are a force for change and builders of a new corporate culture that can compete successfully in satisfying consumer needs on a global basis.

They ensure the Group will continue to evolve and grow, while adding shareholder value and strengthening Thailand.

Chapter11 information systems

Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (Mediware), incorporated in 1970, licenses, implements and supports clinical and performance management information solutions and other services to healthcare facilities. The Company licenses its blood and biologics management solutions to hospitals. Mediware licenses its blood donor recruitment and management solutions to blood donor and plasma donor centers through its Blood Center Technologies business group. The Company’s medication management solutions are licensed to hospitals, long-term care, specialty pharmacy, home infusion, alternate care and behavioral health facilities. The Company’s home infusion, specialty pharmacy and alternate care products and services are licensed through the Company’s alternate care solutions (ACS) business group. ACS also provides billing and collection services to the home infusion market. On December 11, 2009, Mediware completed the acquisition of Healthcare Automation, Inc. (HAI), which provides medication management solutions to home infusion, specialty pharmacy and alternate care markets through integrated software solutions. On December 11, 2009, Mediware completed the acquisition of Advantage Reimbursement, Inc. (ARI). In April 2011, the Company acquired CareCentric, Inc. In January 2012, the Company acquired Transtem, LLC.

The Company licenses performance management software to hospitals, blood and plasma centers and alternate care facilities. Its software systems consist of the application software, third-party licensed software and third-party hardware. Mediware licenses its blood management and biologics management software systems and medication management software systems. Mediware sells performance management, blood donor, and blood and biologic management products in the United States. The Company sells medication management solutions in the United States and in the United Kingdom.

Blood and Biologics Management Products

The Company supplies information and management software systems to hospital blood banks and transfusion centers. The Company’s flagship blood transfusion product is the HCLL transfusion software. Mediware provides hospital HCLL donor software module for use in hospital-based donor centers. Its HCLL transfusion and HCLL donor (HCLL software) addresses blood donor recruitment, blood processing and transfusion activities for hospitals and medical centers. The Company provides LifeTrak software tools and services to blood centers for donor targeting, donor recruitment, donation management, unit testing, blood component manufacturing, inventory control, sales and distribution. BiologiCare, the Company’s first generation bone, tissue and cellular product tracking software, tracks and manages transplantable materials in hospitals, surgery centers and other healthcare facilities. The products enable users to document donors, tissue vendors and tissue recipients. BiologiCare can be integrated with Mediware’s HCLL software or operate on a standalone basis. The Company’s BloodSafe suite includes hardware and software, which enable healthcare facilities to store, monitor, distribute and track blood products from locations removed from the hospital’s physical blood bank. Components of the BloodSafe suite include blood tracking and monitoring software, computer controlled refrigerators, and handheld point of care tools to verify patient identification and document transfusion activities. BloodSafe can be integrated with Mediware’s HCLL software or operates on a standalone basis.

The Company competes with Cerner, McKesson, Meditech, Sunquest, Haemonetics, SCC Soft, Blood Bank Computer Services Company and MAK.

Medication Management Products

The Company supplies medication management solutions to hospitals, mental health facilities, specialty pharmacies, home infusion facilities and other institutions. The Company’s medication management software product for hospitals and healthcare institutions is WORx, a pharmacy information system, which manages inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations. The Company offers the WORx product line to acute care hospitals and state behavioral health facilities, while offering the Ascend product line to hospitals. The Company’s MediCOE and MediMAR products are integrated with the WORx software and provide ClosedLoop drug therapy management system with a physician order entry module (MediCOE) and nurse point of care administration and bedside documentation module. Through MediCOE software, clinician can identify problems at order entry and can be corrected or explained at the point-of-care. The MediMAR software uses bar code, wireless, handheld, and other technologies to allow caregivers methods to document patient medication administration and provide nurses safety measures at the point of care. Mediware’s ACS product offerings include home infusion software, pharmacy software, home medical equipment software and home healthcare software, as well as billing and collections services. The Company’s MediREC medication management product assists in achieving compliance with a Joint Commission mandate, which requires hospitals to document all of a patient’s home medications, when a patient is admitted or enters the emergency room, and to reconcile that list with the medications prescribed in the hospital. The Company’s United Kingdom operating business is JAC Computer Services, Ltd. (JAC). JAC markets and provides support for its pharmacy management and electronic prescribing systems in the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. JAC’s product offering includes JAC’s pharmacy management system and electronic prescribing module.

The Company competes with Cerner, General Electric, Siemens, Eclipsys, FastTrack, Definitive Healthcare Solutions, Inc., CareCentric, Ascribe, iSoft and CIS Healthcare Ltd.

Performance Management Products

The Company’s Insight software tracks performance metrics to assist healthcare managers to manage performance. The Insight system collects data from the disparate information systems across a hospital to create understandable graphical dashboards.

The Company competes with Cerner, McKesson, General Electric, Siemens and Eclipsys.

 

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