Privacy and Power: Computer Databases and Metaphors for Information Privacy

This study explores how nurses perceive patients' privacy and with whom they share the patients' information. A descriptive study was conducted on 710 nurses from three hospitals. The results show 1) nurses think of patients' privacy more…

Medical informatics, especially computer data bases for collecting, processing and searching of scientific and research informations and publications is important for medical science and for the medical practice. Medical scientific informatics has…

AB Planned change often begins with the leader creating a vision of what the organization must become and then helping others understand and embrace it. The purpose of this case study was to describe and analyze how the authors assisted a…

Cultural differences and similarities provide rich opportunities for interpersonal learning, understanding, and growth. Metaphors may help group leaders and members explore pertinent cultural issues. Illustrations from an interpersonally oriented…

In managing confidentiality and data access functions, agencies have two basic tools: techniques for disclosure limitation through restricted data and administrative procedures through restricted access.

As the pace of curriculum reform in medical education has accelerated during the past decade, so too have demands on curriculum managers to supply increasingly detailed information about the curriculum. In response, a number of schools have joined…

A database of mutations in various cancer-related genes has been constructed and named as KMcancerDB (Keio Mutation DataBase for cancer-related genes). This KMcancerDB utilizes a database software called MutationView which we designed to compile…

At the University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, a computer database system was created using the FileMaker Pro database program. The system allows the clinical team to bring together data from all aspects of a…

The field of information privacy comprises of research from a number of different academic disciplines. The field has received increased attention in the last decade and is growing. Consequently, a risk exists that certain areas of research in the…

There are several factors restricting the development of online-shopping in China, the imperfect privacy protection law and consumers' distrust are the main barriers. By using a sample of 759 Chinese students, our study examined the IUIPC instrument…