Designing a Mobile Dentists Information Network Bringing...

Designing a Mobile Dentists Information Network: Bringing Teeth into the Twenty-First Century Introduction The advent of various mobile technologies, especially portable Internet-accessible devices, has changed operations for all manner of enterprises in a variety of ways. For a recently merged dentists organization with multiple doctors, assistants, and receptionists working out of multiple offices and in certain off-site locations within the community, these technologies afford broad new opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness in information communication. If a proper information network is designed and established it will have numerous benefits for both the members of the new organization and for the patients served by this organization, however there are also certain security threats and other problems associated with building such a network. The following pages investigate the needs, problems, and solutions that would be appropriate for such an organization given current capabilities. Information and Security Requirements Much of the network needs described in this case are relatively straightforward. Off-site payment collection and recording capabilities and inter-office communication of patient files will necessarily be a major part of the networks functionality, and the creation of physical networks at each office with the capability for a joint virtual protocol network will assist in these endeavors (Oppenheimer, 2011). All patient information,Show MoreRelatedMarketing Management130471 Words   |  522 Pagestechnology plays a key role in carrying out CRM, so that nearly anyone in a organization that comes into contact with a customer (e.g., sales force, service force, customer service representatives, accounts receivable, etc.) has the necessary information and is well prepared to deal with the customer. Value for Both Customer and Marketer - Value refers to the perception of benefits received for what someone must give up. For customers value is most often measured by how much they feel they are gettingRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesbe reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, information storage and retrieval systems, or in any other manner—without the written permission of the publisher. Thomson Higher Education 10 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002-3098 USA For more information about our products, contact us at: Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center 1-800-423-0563 For permission to use material from this text or product