A decision support system (DSS) is an information system that supports the decision making of a business. There are two types of decision support systems that are used today. These are either fully computerized, a human support system, or could be a combination of the two.[1] These support systems allow help the business in monitoring decisions that need to be made. One field in which decision support systems are used in the health care field, which is known as a clinical decision support (CDS).

So what does a clinical decision support actually do for the healthcare field? Clinical decision support (CDS) provides clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and health care[2]. This allows for staff or patients to be properly informed about how to handle certain cases by giving them the proper information needing to be obtained. Some of these benefits that a CDS includes are increased quality of care and enhanced health outcomes, avoidance of errors and adverse events, and improved efficiency, cost-benefit, and provider and patient satisfaction.[3] CDS help lower the risk of errors in events while leaving the patients in a safe environment. All the data is calculated and prepped by the system in order to insure that the patient will come out with 100 percent satisfaction.

A CDS is used in order to ensure that the procedure a doctor is about to perform does not go wrong. CDS are expected to improve the quality of care by providing more accurate, effective, and reliable diagnoses and treatments, and by avoiding errors due to physicians' insufficient knowledge.[4] It helps the doctor gain knowledge in his procedure in order to gain any information that he or the patient may have missed. It also helps the doctors and businesses by informing any information or steps a doctor may have missed. It allows for doctors to be able to properly prescribe drugs to patients reducing the amount of money the patient has to use on a drug specialist.

Like all computer systems is a risk of using these systems in order to help patients. They are expected to improve the quality of care by providing more accurate, effective, and reliable diagnoses and treatments, and by avoiding errors due to physicians' insufficient knowledge[5]. Databases and systems are not always the safest ways to perform medical decisions. Corrupt data and system malfunctions can leave patients in critical conditions if not treated properly. Systems can also give wrong data, which prove to be fatal to a person’s life. This is why all medical work should be double checked in order to fix any mistakes.

CDS are important to the health care field today when used with caution. If this information is used wrong or corrupt it could leave a patient in critical condition and leave a clinic out of business. When used right a CDS can save many clinics and doctors time and money by properly assessing the case. Like everything else using a system like this has a risk and reward factor that could affect the patient in a good or bad way.

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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_support_system

[2] http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/clinical-decision-support-cds

[3] see note 2

[4] http://www.intechopen.com/books/efficient-decision-support-systems-practice-and-challenges-in-biomedical-related-domain/impacts-and-risks-of-adopting-clinical-decision-support-systems

[5] see note 4

Online Gaming

With Web 2.0 and cloud computing, online video games have taken off in the upward direction of success. Video games are can be seen as a getaway from the real world. Many types of online games exist today for all age levels and range from every type of game including mmorpg to games like solitaire. With online systems such as xbox and ps3 going viral, it also gives users a way to interact with other people that are playing the game and keep track of achievements that were earned. Even thing that we would not consider to be games can be looked at as online games. Digg, social networks with followers, and dating sites (the object of that game is sex).[1]

 Web 2.0 brought interaction video games around to a new level. Before web 2.0, we had arcade games, which didn’t really allow for much interaction with other people. These games offered competition and profit to businesses but it wasn’t until the 21 century in which we saw a boom in the video game market. Today, the video game industry is a juggernaut of development; profit still drives technological advancement, which is then used by other industry sectors.[2]Most games today are made with some type of multiplayer aspect, giving you to compete with other players online. We look at what video games did to the economy. In 2012, over 188 million video games were sold for 5.9 billion dollar revenue.[3]This is due to that fact that more people are able to access video games. Minecraft, which is suitable for every age, is one of the most known games that people play.

            The creation of Web 2.0 has given us a new way of playing video games as well as communicating with others. From 2005-2010, the amount of revenue produced by video games on the Internet alone doubled in revenue.[4]This means that in 5 years the amount of revenue produced doubled since the release of the first game in the 1970’s. Web 2.0 has given people a new way of playing video games online and we can tell by all the statistics that are given. Without Web 2.0, we could not be sure if we would have these video games, social media sites, or blogs. Web 2.0 has given us a new way of interaction and a way of playing against kids in competition.

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[1] http://www.informationweek.com/software/infrastructure/web-20-expo-using-online-gaming-tricks-t/229210029

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_industry

[3] http://www.theesa.com/games-improving-what-matters/economy.asp

[4] http://www.theesa.com/games-improving-what-matters/economy.asp

Web 2.0

 The Web 2.0 has become the new way for Internet use. Everyday millions of people use sites like twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Myspace and this is considered the new World Wide Web. Examples of the new Web 2.0 include blogs, video sharing, and wikis.[1]The creation of web 2.0 has given the Internet more of a social feel rather then a business feel. In order to web 2.0 to be successful, we need to look at the importance of the programming behind it. Ajax programming uses JavaScript to upload and download new data from the web server without undergoing a full page reload.[2]These programs allow for users to watch videos and interact with others without having to load up a different page every time. Some examples of what these do are make sites accessible by programs already saved in your computer, allowing for quicker browsing time.

            First signs of Web 2.0 becoming a success took place in 2008 when reported 110 million blogs posted along with an addition of 1.5 million blogs a day.[3]This boom gave people a new way of interaction on the web as long as a place to stay informed. Web 2.0 now allows for readers and writers to share there ideas with other people in which the original Web did not offer a way for users to do this. With such a boom in Web 2.0, everything that we need to do can be done right on our computer. For example, the “Youtube campaign”, in which candidates are able to blog, post videos and interact with most of America just by the web.[4]This has been met with more campaigning from candidates as long as a better connection to what the people want, giving everyone a say.

            The web 2.0 has given people the advantage of interacting with people on a level that was not possible before. "Web 2.0 is all about openness and freedom,"[5]Being able to interact with anyone in the world is a luxury that many people today don’t even realize. Famous people are now able to share their thoughts to their followers on twitter and Facebook. This allows for people to be more connected with the world and that is something that Web 2.0 has given us. The upgrade has allowed for a better, more connected world, allowing people to stay up to date with society.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

3.http://books.google.com/books?

4. http://books.google.com/books?

5. http://www.informationweek.com/amid-the-rush-to-web-20-some-words-of-wa/199702353?_requestid=494050

Databases

A database is defined as a structured set of data held in a computer, esp. one that is accessible in various ways.[1]Everyday most of America carries around some kind of phone whether it is a smartphone or flip phone. These phones can be databases that we use everyday because of the information that these phones carry around and how they are so advanced. This smart phone technology would be considered a mobile database.[2]

 Many of these mobile databases, or smart phones, carry applications in which allow playing games, listening to music, or surfing the Internet. These apps require download period in which the memory is synced into the smart phone and then held there until further use is needed from these apps. Smart phones also hold things such as numbers, personal information, and songs in which are stored in the hard-drive of the phone.

 These mobile databases are used in fields like construction, shipping and delivery, and in many small businesses, as it requires a cheaper cost and easier access. All the information that a person needs or uses can be held on a smartphone or tablet and then checked out at a later date.

 These databases determined by a special database language that defines the purpose or the action in which that database is performing. [3]Many of these databases are used in order to keep track of key items in which are placed into groups or categories. The languages programmed into these databases keep track of everything placed inside the database. For example, the i-phone is able to group up certain apps and other items into a single category to make finding these items at a later date more possible.

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[1] https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=database+define&oq=database+define&gs_l=serp.3..0l4.2998.3602.0.3738.7.7.0.0.0.0.163.810.1j5.6.0.epsugrpqhmsignedin%2Chmss2%3Dfalse...0.0..1.1.20.psy-ab.i7fAd9QgzNU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=ee1f721d25adbf7c&biw=1277&bih=594&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.c75bKy5EQ0A.O

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_database

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database#Database_languages

1. What specific challenges does your database system implementation have?

The databases used in phones are input into individual phones and kept in memory until needed. Some of the challenges this includes is the programming,  memory, and setting up each phone in order to work properly.

2. In what ways does it provide competitive advantage for the organization using it?

Many companies that use this phone are able to keep track of everything they in a hand held device. This allows organizations to not have to use computers or wifi in order to track what they need. 

3. What improvements would you suggest

The only improvement that i could think of is finding a better type of non-wifi connection. Many times the internet is not accessible when u are not in a wifi area.