Increasing EHR Use for Quality Improvement in Community Health Centers: The Role of Networks

Describes how five community health center networks helped implement electronic health records to improve chronic and preventive care, as well as the obstacles they faced, including limited software capabilities, funding, and ability to share resources

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Finding Dominators via Disjoint Set Union

The problem of finding dominators in a directed graph has many important applications, notably in global optimization of computer code. Although linear and near-linear-time algorithms exist, they use sophisticated data structures. We develop an algorithm for finding dominators that uses only a "static tree" disjoint set data structure in addition to simple lists and maps. The algorithm runs in near-linear or linear time, depending on the implementation of the disjoint set data structure. We give several versions of the algorithm, including one that computes loop nesting information (needed in many kinds of global code optimization) and that can be made self-certifying, so that the correctness of the computed dominators is very easy to verify

College Students’ Inappropriate Posting Behavior Across Social Media Sites: The Role of Friend Group Overlap

Research has shown that college students routinely post content on Facebook and Twitter that could be viewed as inappropriate by potential employers. Attempts to explain why students engage in this risky behavior have, so far, been inconclusive. The current paper expands the research on inappropriate posting by examining social media sites beyond Facebook and Twitter. The paper then investigates friend groups as a potential factor influencing inappropriate posting behavior. First, the degree of friend group overlap between sites is examined. Second, posting behaviors are compared between sites with high and low degrees of friend group overlap. The paper ends with a discussion of the results and implications for future research

Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy and Unsubstantiated Allegations in Washington’s Public Records Act

Open government laws allow private citizens to monitor public servants. But this vital function of access presents a clash of competing interests: the privacy of public employees versus the public’s right to know. Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) seeks to balance these interests, and the Washington Supreme Court has fought to adhere to the PRA’s spirit of open government while creating bright-line rules for the ease of government agencies. The Bainbridge Island Police Guild court held that investigative reports of unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against public officials are highly offensive to a reasonable person and that the public has an interest in knowing about the fact of an allegation, but not the identity of the accused. Part II of this Note lays out the events that led to Kim Koenig’s allegations of misconduct against Bainbridge Island Police Officer Steven Cain and the subsequent public records requests. Part III presents the policies of the PRA and the reasoning employed in the opinions in Bainbridge Island Police Guild and prior cases. Part IV critiques the court’s reasoning in its right to privacy jurisprudence. Part V offers a brief conclusion

Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy and Unsubstantiated Allegations in Washington’s Public Records Act

Open government laws allow private citizens to monitor public servants. But this vital function of access presents a clash of competing interests: the privacy of public employees versus the public’s right to know. Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) seeks to balance these interests, and the Washington Supreme Court has fought to adhere to the PRA’s spirit of open government while creating bright-line rules for the ease of government agencies. The Bainbridge Island Police Guild court held that investigative reports of unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against public officials are highly offensive to a reasonable person and that the public has an interest in knowing about the fact of an allegation, but not the identity of the accused. Part II of this Note lays out the events that led to Kim Koenig’s allegations of misconduct against Bainbridge Island Police Officer Steven Cain and the subsequent public records requests. Part III presents the policies of the PRA and the reasoning employed in the opinions in Bainbridge Island Police Guild and prior cases. Part IV critiques the court’s reasoning in its right to privacy jurisprudence. Part V offers a brief conclusion

Toward a Typology of Student Social Media Users Based on Posting Behavior: Research Note

This exploratory article presents a typology of student social media users based on their posting behavior. Specifically, the typology categorizes students using a matrix with two dimensions: 1) posting content appropriateness, and 2) student privacy concerns. Current research documents that students often post content that is not appropriate for all audiences. Given that employers are increasingly using social media as part of background checks for job candidates, students with inappropriate content are at risk of poor hiring evaluations. This potential problem is especially serious for students who make their content available to everyone. Evidence suggests that even when students know the risks they are taking some still make inappropriate posts. This paradoxical behavior requires further study. The development of a typology of student social media user from a posting behavior perspective is a step toward further research of this phenomenon

MiHotel: Applicant Processing System Design Case

This teaching case describes the functionality of an applicant processing system designed for a fictitious hotel chain. The system detailed in the case includes a webform where applicants complete and submit job applications. The system also includes a desktop application used by hotel managers and Human Resources to track applications and process job offers. Both the webform and the desktop application share a centralized database. The case is based on an actual systems development project that students completed for a real hotel chain. Material in the case can be used for assignments in systems analysis and design, database management, and web design courses. Teaching notes, including an entity-relationship diagram (ERD), data dictionary, data flow diagrams, job application form, prototype screenshots, and discussion questions are available through the JISE website