Case Study: A Data Warehouse for an Academic Medical Center Jonathan S. Einbinder‚ MD‚ MPH; Kenneth W. Scully‚ MS; Robert D. Pates‚ PhD; Jane R. Schubart‚ MBA‚ MS; Robert E. Reynolds‚ MD‚ DrPH ABSTRACT The clinical data repository (CDR) is a frequently updated relational data warehouse that provides users with direct access to detailed‚ flexible‚ and rapid retrospective views of clinical‚ administrative‚ and financial patient data for the University of Virginia Health System. This article presents
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For the exclusive use of J. Dababneh‚ 2015. 9 -2 1 1 -0 2 5 REV: MARCH 29‚ 2012 DANIEL BERGSTRESSER LAUREN COHEN RANDOLPH COHEN CHRISTOPHER MALLOY AQR’s Momentum Funds (A) In early 2009‚ after significant research and reflection‚ Cliff Asness‚ founder and principal at AQR‚ was considering the launch of three new retail mutual funds that would offer investors exposure to ‘Momentum‚’ a new investment style. While momentum strategies were commonplace among hedge funds‚ the new AQR funds would become
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CHAPTER 13 1. How does building new systems produce organizational change? • Describe each of the four kinds of organizational change that can be promoted with information technology. 1）Automation: improve efficiency and make manual steps not required 2）Rationalization: Streamline standard operating procedures 3）Business process reengineering: Analyze‚ simplify‚ and redesign business processes 4）Paradigm shifts: Rethink the nature of the business and the nature of organization. • Define business
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Case 4.2 Comptronix Corporation identifying inherent risk and control risk factors Mark S. Beasley Frank A. Buckless Steven M. Glover Douglas F. Prawitt it was 9:30 A.M. on a monday morning when the call came through. "hi dr mitchell‚ do you have a minute? "sure" the professor replied "i am on of your former students‚ but if you don ’t mind‚ i would prefer to remain anymous. i think it is best for both us if i not reveal my name or my company to you. i am concerned that the
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Running Head: SIA Corp Case Study- SIA Corp. The situation in this case study demonstrates the need to consolidate employee knowledge into one system in an effort to improve overall company performance. SIA had acquired 30 separate businesses but they were still functioning like 30 separate companies. They each still had their own set of management and well-defined procedures and policies. As a result‚ most of the employees had developed their own areas of expertise. In the highly competitive
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Case Overview: Weymouth Steel Corporation in September‚ 1990 is having a critical time in finding out the ways to communicate the bad and good news to its salaried employees. An erroneous selection of time and communication channel selection may demoralize the workforce completely resulting in a disaster for the company. The good news is that the company management has decided to increase the salary and benefits of almost all the salaried employees regardless of their grades while on the other
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CASE 3-2 QUESTION SUMMARY This case is about two friends which are Willie Carson and Waylon Boone who grew up in Dallas‚ Texas. Both of them went to University of Texas. Carson graduated with Accounting degree while Boone in Computer Science degree. Then‚ Carson went to work for accounting and assurance services at one of larges accounting firm in world‚ Randy Burnham & Co. While‚ Boone went to work at one of the largest manufactures of high-tech product in world‚ Alorotom Inc. After seven years
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risks and possible consequences for children or young people using the internet‚ mobile phones and other technologies. Children encounter a large variety of risks when using the internet‚ Mobile phones and other similar technologies. The majority of people (Approximately 90%) when asked would mention the same big 3 concerns about their Child and the risks and consequences of them using the internet‚ mobile phones and other tech. They are Stranger Danger‚ Pornography and Bullying. These are common
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1.) CASE STUDY : MAXWELL CORPORATION – DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: Marks: 15 Division A : roll no. 1 to 30 Division B : roll no.1 to 35 The President of Maxwell Corporation was considering whether the Company should set up its own distribution system or to outsource the entire distribution and logistics functions to a third party service provider. The Company had set up a manufacturing plant in Vizag where a wide range of orthopedic equipments like the crutches‚ wheel chairs‚ heating pads‚ elastic
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ACCT 463/CCMA523 Winter 2015 Assignment #1 KRANWORTH CHAIR CORPORATION CASE Executive Summary The present paper has as a subject Kranworth Chair Corporation (KCC) management initiative of decentralization (authority for making decisions pushed down to lower levels) the transition from a functional organization structure to a product division structure and some aspects that derive from this decision. We will first present advantages and disadvantages of the new proposed Product
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