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Harper defends need for costly, violent G8, G20 summits
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says international summits are an irreplaceable tool that world leaders use to reach out to one another and accomplish major tasks of diplomacy.
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Some Benefits Of Having An Office Network
There are many benefits from having an office computer network, even if you’re not at the point of wanting to implement an electronic medical records system (EMR). Sometimes what starts out as a good idea from a staff person ends up an effective protocol used practice-wide. Even when expecting improved communication from an upgraded email system, still there are often additional pleasant surprises.
The plan for our EMR implementation was designed by a committee comprised of key staff along with IT personnel. The plan capitalized on a project in stages, so contributors could make themselves familiar with the computer environment while the office prepared for increasingly-complex systems. We first set up the local area network (LAN), which was followed by converting over to the new enterprise practice management system (EPM). The EMR system is next, although still yet to be launched. Along the way we discovered that the basic network allows for improved communications between staff which simply was not possible before.
DOCUMENT REPOSITORY
Public folders which reside on the exchange server are used for accessing important information such as the employee handbook, vacation schedules, and both social and office reservations calendars. These folders can also be used by staff for secure storage of personal files.
NETWORK APPLICATIONS
In addition to common applications like spreadsheets and word processing, now we can also use programs like the Academy of Ophthalmology’s Basic Science Course Books CD-ROM, available with a license. This excellent clinical resource is now available from within the home or office using Remote Desktop Services. Pictures from our digital slit lamp can also be viewed and emailed as attachments in this manner.
OFFICE EMAIL
The mail server handles internal email at our office. Administrators are able to quickly disseminate information to all the physicians. It is also possible to collect the results of quick polls on important issues when it’s not possible to wait until everyone meets face-to-face. This helps save time that might otherwise be wasted making telephone calls which tie up the lines during business hours. Our employees are asked to check their email at least daily to be sure that they have the most updated important information which is sent from their supervisors. Microsoft Exchange is another benefit of office email, as it offers remote access. Doctors are able to check their office email from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Important financial information can be securely transmitted to partners by our accountants, greatly reducing the need for excessive paperwork.
ELECTRONIC TIME CLOCKS & PAYROLL
Gradually rolling out are the electronic time clocks, which use a pin code and biometric fingerprint analysis to track employee hours. The fingerprint scanner makes sure that everyone who is clocking in also clocks themself out, and this system prevents one employee from clocking in or out for another employee. The data is then sent to the bookkeeper over the network for payroll accounting. All information is then exported and sent on to our outsourced payroll firm.
PAPERLESS FAX
Networked fax service lets our administrators electronically review documents faxed between desk, office, and home. Then they decide if they want to print them out, email them, or delete them. The networked multi-function printer is able to take paper documents and scan them as PDFs, then email them to any number of staff members, greatly reducing the amount of paper faxing that occurs at the practice.
TRIAGE PROCESSING
Even when we were still on the old EPM system, our IT director authored a triage program which allowed operators to register calls electronically and then hand the patient over to the medical assistant. The program assigns ownership of the patients’ issues to a staff person – these issues remain open until the problems are resolved. Each time a call goes out to the patient from the practice, a time stamp is created.
Supervisors can use this program to monitor information flow and delegate calls to additional staff people is the team is falling behind. No longer do we have patients waiting around to have their concerns addressed by staff.
We have designed some in-house programs that help us manage specific tasks. The first program calculates our prescription capture rate for our optical, broken down by doctor and location. Another custom program is the work-ordering system, which runs on the network and is usable by departments such as Human Resources, Facilities, and IT. If supplies are needed or a piece of equipment is not functioning, a staff person can simply enter a work-order and send it on to the right person using the application. This adds full-circle accountability while managing the chain of custody for support departments. Our Human Resources staff is now working on a new program which will facilitate electronic enrollment of new employees through our own computer interface.
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Benefits Of High Definition Video Conferencing
Benefits of High Definition Video Conferencing
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high definition video conferencing does not need a significant investment in equipment and space. Videoconferencing can be extremely easy to use. We are all used to entering phone numbers in to mobile phones or fax machines where there is an on screen display of the number being dialled. With video conferencing there is no wasted travel time and no hotel expenses to pay for as there would be for actual meetings. Video conferencing should pay for itself very quickly, and will be very cost effective if business owners take a long term view. With this thinking ComReg calculated a charge of $0.39 per month for shared access – 96% lower than the previous charge of $9.00. This would be the lowest price in Europe.
New technology enables meeting participants see and hear each other during the conference, and can concentrate on the images and interaction among the participants. Video conferencing technology typically includes access to a network (ISDN and IP are the most common), conferencing equipment (monitor, camera, microphone and speakers), an audio system, and a codec (an acronym for coder/decoder). Meeting guests are also able to enjoy desktop/file sharing without actually having to upload any files. Conferencing allows two people to communicate at a distance. They may be separated in time or in location, or both. Conferencing is also for emergency hearings, if there is no time to organise a face-to-face hearing.
Distance Education may be defined as a process whereby anyone, in any location, receives instruction from another source, using any medium. Traditional instruction methods were limited to correspondence courses, satellite services, telephone conferences and, in the past few years, e-mail. Distance Learning graduate programs are one popular example, these graduate students are dispersed across the world but require real-time visual and verbal communication from anywhere a high speed Internet connection is available. Polycom’s PVX is different from other web conferencing applications as it is based on standard video conferencing protocols (ITU H.323) and can be combined in conferences with other system based classrooms and conference rooms.
Video conferencing is a powerful tool that enables face-to-face, real-time communications between associates around the world. A business executive in Boston can hold a virtual meeting with his factory managers in China. Video conferencing is an ideal technology to support communication both within and between such networks. The active nature of this visible medium when combined with its ability to link multiple user sites simultaneously is far superior to email or conventional telecommunication methods. Video conferencing is gaining momentum and broadband adoption and advances in technology make it much more attractive than the stamp-sized images, out-of-synch video audio, and poor image quality of first generation video. Business meetings, medical education (for doctors and nurses (or patients) in remote communities), and distributed education departments of colleges/universities are prime candidates for video conferencing.
This communication medium involving a computer, video camera, and network connection (an intranet or the internet for example). It allows a connection combining both voice and picture between two or more people. Video conferencing is also very useful in education. Video conferencing can make learning more fun, and video conferencing can work for different learning styles. Video conferencing is an ideal way to conduct most of these meetings. It is not only cost and time effective (saving as it does on the flight time and money but also the accommodation expenses) but also environmentally effective too. Video conferencing is very different from using the Internet. Using the Internet, we often do not come in direct contact with the people at the other end of the line; we do not see them on the screen in real time (although this is becoming more and more common), and the contact is relatively cheap. Video conferencing is a powerful tool and provides a virtual meeting environment that gives the benefit of real meeting. There are various kinds of conferences held using a video conferencing information system. Video conferencing is difficult to investigate as it does not only add visual contact with the speaker but also the sharing of visual information in the form of overheads, slides, 3-d objects or even microscopic objects. It is still not clear which is more important.
Using Video conferencing is an effective halfway house between phone conversations and face-to-face meetings. A number of management meetings are now held in this way. Video conferencing is used by many businesses usually to save both time and money. One of the great advantages of video conferencing is that two or more parties can have a virtual face to face meeting to conduct business, which is seen as more beneficial than just a conference call. Video conferencing is about feeling everyone’s presence and collaborating in a more realistic way. I don’t think HD video automatically draws everyone who uses video conferencing, or who’s considered it, to all of a sudden feel a good deal more confident. The new technology in the high def video conference systems really allows you to see the other party clearly, smoothly and in real time. One man even said “it allows you to see the other person sweat.”
Video conferencing is becoming important as a learning tool. Interactive video eliminates the physical boundaries of the classroom by connecting an instructor to students located in one or more remote locations. Video conferencing is provided over a robust network of dedicated T1 services across the state. Engineering Services maintains three video conferencing rooms that may be reserved. Video conferencing is providing organizations across the globe with a green solution that reduces the need for corporate travel. Many organizations of late have introduced company-wide travel bans to counter the soaring cost of air travel and hotel stays — but organizations that have multiple office locations and remote workers still need employees to meet frequently.
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Compost this Newspaper!
Compost is part of a solution to our current state of pollution. I choose to grow organically because I do not wish to introduce synthetic chemicals into the food, air and water supply. The process of making compost is a sensible alternative to the commercial petroleum based synthetic 10-20-10 fertilizers. Compost builds the health of soil and provides nutrients for plant growth.
Our landfills are overflowing with organic materials that could have been recycled as compost. By creating a compost system we reduce our needs for more landfills and municipal services locally. On a global level, composting is a method to reduce our dependence on distant sources of oil.
There are many possible recipes for making compost. It is similar to creating a soup of leftovers, an artistic expression of organic degradation. The process involves recycling anything that is organic (once living) into a form that serves as plant food. The household is the best source of materials, obviously toxics should be avoided.
The following is a list of possible ingredients; grass clippings, kitchen waste, wood ashes, weeds, leaves, garden residue, pet and human hair, shredded paper, twigs and wood chips, and animal manures.
Here are some exceptions and considerations. Dog, cat and human manure should be treated separately considering disease pathogens. Garden residue should be avoided if pesticides or herbicides had been applied, or if the plants were diseased. Kitchen waste that includes meat must be treated carefully to avoid odor and local scavengers.
The site location and the mixing of the proper ratio of ingredients determines a successful compost pile. Sites should be accessible, convenient to dump the daily kitchen waste. Depending on the scale of the system, it may be appropriate to plan for tractor and trailer to transport material to build the pile. A common system is the three pile method.
Compost piles can be contained by fencing, this allows the pile to be built vertically and provides air ventilation. The size of the pile is determined by the ability to turn the quantity of material. The freshest material is layered into the first pile. Oxygen, water and biologic factors begin to degrade the material. This process generates heat, this heat spurs microbial activity and kills weed seeds and disease pathogens.
After a period of time, dependent on the type of materials and the ambient temperature, the compost is turned into the second pile. In the second pile the biologic activity builds until a point where it stabilizes and becomes useful for plants. At this point the compost is stored ready for usage in the third pile.
The proper ratio of raw ingredients and water determines the compost process. The ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen is crucial. A ratio of 30:1 is ideal for compost. Materials high in nitrogen like manure and kitchen scraps need a lot of leaves and wood chips to achieve a proper balance. Otherwise, the bacteria are over-stimulated by the available nitrogen, over multiply, and die before they decompose the high carbon material. A properly balanced chemistry is required.
Likewise the right amount of water is essential. A wet pile becomes a stinky anaerobic mess that is difficult to turn, dryness also prevents decomposition. The ideal is damp but not over saturated.
Finished compost material is not recognizable as what it was. Properly prepared, compost is a stable, odorless plant food. We can nourish crops by building the life of the soil. Compost is the alternative to petroleum based synthetic fertilizers that pollute food and water. Households, restaurants, schools, and municipalities can use the simple science of compost to more efficiently use resources.
Josh Trought is a member of the Pemigewasset chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He lives, works and practices organic farming at D Acres Organic Farm & Educational Homestead www.dacres.org.
