Afetlerde Bilgi ve Teknoloji Yönetimi: G.Antep ve K.Maraş Hastanelerinde Bir Alan Araştırması

Afet, BirleşmişMilletler tarafından en genel ifadeyle “insanlar için can, fiziksel, ekonomik ve sosyal kayıplara neden olan, normal yaşamıdurdurarak veya kesintiye uğratarak toplumlarıetkileyen ve yerel imkânlar ile başedilemeyen her türlü doğal, teknolojik veya insan kaynaklıolaylar” olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Hastaneler afet durumlarında kritik öneme sahip olan kurumlardır. Afetlerde hastanelerin işlerliklerini sürdürmeleri ve dayanıklıbir yapıya sahip olmalarıkritik önem taşımaktadır. Bunu sağlayabilmeleri için hastanelerin etkin bir bilgi ve teknoloji yönetimi alt yapısına sahip olmalarıgerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, afet durumlarında çok kritik bir öneme sahip olan hastanelerdeki bilgi ve teknoloji yönetimi süreci ve bununla ilgili hastanelerin sahip olmasıgereken yetenekler ele alınmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında Gaziantep ve Kahramanmaraşillerinde faaliyet gösteren kamu ve özel sektör hastanelerinde anket uygulamasıyapılmıştır. Ankette hastanelerin afet durumlarında gösterdikleri bilgi yönetimi ve bilgi teknolojisi altyapıyetenekleri ile ilgili sorular yöneltilmiştir. Hastanelerin bilgi yönetimi ve bilgi teknolojisi altyapıyeteneklerinin farklı şehirlerdeki ve farklıtürlerdeki hastaneler arasında önemli bir farklılık gösterip göstermediği test edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, hastanelerin afet durumlarında sorunsuz bir şekilde işlerliğini sürdürebilmesi için öncelikle sağlam bir bilgi güvenliği ve bilgi teknolojisi alt yapısına sahip olmasıgerektiği vurgulanmıştır

ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE (SNS) USE AT THE CAMPUS EMERGENCIES

Recent crisis incidents that have happened at university campuses show the critical importance of information sharing and communication during emergencies. Social networking sites (SNS) are potential communication media which can be used by students’ during such events. This researchin- progress articulates the motivational factors (perceived risk, perceived reward expectations, perceived trust in information accuracy, and perceived usefulness) determining the intention to use online social networking sites during emergencies. The paper ends with the research plan and methodologies to be used as well as the possible implications of this research. This paper will contribute to our understanding of the students’ use of SNS at campus emergencies, while implications will be of great interest to university administrations and emergency departments

Critical Success Factors to Improve Compliance with Campus Emergency Notifications

We have recently witnessed an uptake in the number of campus related incidents. School administrations are increasinglyconcerned about notification systems to alert students against the incidents and to provide advice on actions that they wouldlike the students to take. However whether students appropriately react to notifications sent by these systems are still lessunderstood. This paper develops and validates an instrument to measure the critical factors (subjective norm, threat appraisal,message efficacy, and media richness) that motivate students to comply with the directions in the notifications. Theinstrument has been validated through a pretest, followed by a pilot test, finally a main field test based on the data collectedfrom a large Northeastern university. This research attempts to inform both theory and practice, and will help develop policysuggestions on what can be done to improve compliance with emergency notifications on university campus

The efficacy of cinacalcet in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism in Turkish hemodialysis patient population

WOS: 000393291900012OBJECTIVE: Cinacalcet reduces parathyroid hormone levels by increasing the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to calcium. in this study, we firstly aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cinacalcet in Turkish hemodialysis patients. MATERIAL and METHODS: 4483 hemodialysis patients were screened and 469 patients who had used cinacalcet were included in the study. the patients were divided into 4 groups according to drug usage durations (Group 1: 3 months, Group 2: 6 months, Group 3: 9 months and Group 4: 12 months). the patients' Parathormone, Ca, P and CaxP levels at the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th months were compared to the start of treatment and previous months. RESULTS: the levels of Parathormone, Ca, P and CaxP significantly decreased compared to their initial levels in all groups (from 1412 pg/ml to 1222 pg/mL for Parathormone, p< 0,001) in the 3rd month. However, this reduction was not continued in the subsequent months (Parathormone: 1381 pg/ml for the 12th month). CONCLUSION: Cinacalcet may not provide adequate benefit in control of hyperparathyroidism in Turkish hemodialysis patient population

Ethical Issues in Doing Business in China(Çin’de İş Yapmanın Etik Sorunları)

In the 1980s and 1990s China was cited by some of the international organizations because of its violations of basic human rights. However, multinational firms from most of the countries criticizing the China’s violations began to do considerable amount of investments to China in the 1990s and 2000s. They moved their manufacturing activities to China because of valuable opportunities, incentives, and cheap work force. They pursued this action regardless of Chinese government’s carelessness to its own citizens. Despite this fact, should these firms do additional investment in order to produce their products with lower levels of costs? Is this an ethical decision? In this study, this issue is argued out and some points are recommended from the perspective of international firms

A Literature Review on Hospital Disaster Planning

Health care institutions are of vital significance at the time of the disasters. The studies in the prior literature generally look at the hospital disaster plans and their existence as well as the preparedness level of the hospitals to the disasters. Almost all of these studies do not have a theoretical framework. The objective of this study is to comprehensively review the literature related to the hospitals’ situation during the disasters. Also, a theoretical model has been developed based on the limitations of the prior literature. In the theoretical model, the impact of technical capabilities, such as information technology infrastructure, hospital support systems, medical and communication infrastructure, and managerial capabilities on hospital disaster performance has been examined. In addition, it was also proposed that these relationships are influenced by several contextual factors, including hospital size, type, experience with disasters, province, location, and foundation yea

The effects of using ınternet-based export marketing ınformation sources on export market growth capability

Purpose – Using internet-based sources in obtaining information in export markets is prevalently preferred as it provides fast access and cost advantages. In this study, firstly all internet-based export marketing information sources were explained conceptually. Then (i) the effects of usage of internetbased export market information sources on obtaining new market knowledge and (ii) the effects of obtaining new market knowledge on export market growth capability were empirically investigated. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses were tested with the data collected from 174 exporting firms by means of a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using the SmartPLS 2.0 software. Findings – The findings revealed that usage of internet-based export marketing information sources in obtaining information in international markets has a positive effect on obtaining new market knowledge. The results also showed that obtaining new market knowledge has a positive effect on growth capability in the export market. Discussion – As far as the previous literature is concerned, there is no empirical study in the literature which showed the internet-based sources of data on export markets as a whole and examined the effects of these factors on new market knowledge and export market growth capability. This study contributes to the literature by filling this gap. In this study, it was determined that using internetbased information sources for obtaining export market information has an effect on obtaining new market knowledge. Additionally, it was found that using internet-based export market information sources positively influence export market growth capability

Tutundurma faaliyetlerinde bit kullanımının ihracat performansına etkisi: Ampirik bir araştırma

The integration of ICT into promotion activities in international markets where competition is intense may offer great advantages to the enterprises on the basis of brand and cost. From this point of view the objective of the current study is to empirically examine (i) the impact of the use of ICT in promotional activities on brand advantage and cost advantage and (i i) the impact of brand advantage and cost advantage on export performance. The data that were collected from 188 exporter companies from Turkey with the help of a structured questionnaire were statistically analyzed by using the SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results reveal that promotional activities using ICT have a strong and positive effect on brand advantage and low cost advantage, while there is no significant direct effect on export performance. The results also reveal that brand advantage and low cost advantage significantly affect export performance.Bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin rekabetin yoğun olduğu uluslararası pazarlarda tutundurma faaliyetlerine entegrasyonu, işletmelere marka ve maliyet bazında büyük avantajlar sağlayabilir. Bu bakış açısından hareketle bu çalışmanın amacı; (i) BİT'in tutundurma faaliyetlerinde kullanılmasının marka avantajı ve maliyet avantajı üzerindeki etkisini ve (ii) marka avantajı ve maliyet avantajının ihracat performansı üzerindeki etkisini ampirik olarak incelemektir. Türkiye'den 188 ihracatçı firmadan yapılandırılmış anket yardımıyla toplanan veriler SmartPLS 3.0 yazılımı kullanılarak istatistiksel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerini kullanan tutundurma faaliyetlerinin marka avantajı ve düşük maliyet avantajı üzerinde güçlü ve olumlu bir etkiye sahip olduğunu, ancak ihracat performansı üzerinde doğrudan önemli bir etkisinin olmadığını ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuçlar ayrıca marka avantajının ve düşük maliyet avantajının ihracat performansını önemli ölçüde etkilediğini ortaya koymuştur

Bilişim Sistemleri Başarı Modeli ve Aile Hekimliği Bilişim Sistemleri(Information Systems Success Model and Family Health-care Information Systems)

In parallel with most of the countries, our country is recently experiencing a transformation in the health-care as well. Information technology is in the center of this transformation. The importance of transforming all of the health-care processes with information technologies is continuously increasing, an large amounts of investments are done in these technologies. Therefore, it is of great importance to measure the success of information systems due to the high amounts of investments and to see whether these investments are on target. The objective of this study is to measure the success of the information systems that family physicians use. The findings reveal that both mandatory and voluntary use of information systems increase the user satisfaction, leading to an increase in the value created in the health-care system

Campus Emergency Notification Systems: An Examination of Factors Affecting Compliance with Alerts

The increasing number of campus-related emergency incidents, in combination with the requirements imposed by the Clery Act, have prompted college campuses to develop emergency notification systems to inform community members of extreme events that may affect them. Merely deploying emergency notification systems on college campuses, however, does not guarantee that these systems will be effective; student compliance plays a very important role in establishing such effectiveness. Immediate compliance with alerts, as opposed to delayed compliance or noncompliance, is a key factor in improving student safety on campuses. This paper investigates the critical antecedents that motivate students to comply immediately with messages from campus emergency notification systems. Drawing on Etzioni’s compliance theory, a model is developed. Using a scenario-based survey method, the model is tested in five types of events—snowstorm, active shooter, building fire, health-related, and robbery—and with more than 800 college students from the Northern region of the United States. The results from this study suggest that subjective norm and information quality trust are, in general, the most important factors that promote immediate compliance. This research contributes to the literature on compliance, emergency notification systems, and emergency response policies