Public Health care system Like me, many of us think we can get medical appointments quickly; actually the answer is “NO”. One of the major complaints about U.S and Canada is long wait times, out of which it is told that access is determined by status of availability of his funds followed by available services. In 2009, a survey reported that median physical appointment time is about 4 weeks. It actually varies from place to place; in dallas, texas the waiting time was 45days to meet an orthopaedic surgeon, with longest being wait was 365days. Another survey conducted by commonwealth in 2010 reported that around 31% of people is US waited more than 2 hours in emergency room, it also surveyed that access to survey care hours are difficult to find without being to emergency department. One of my family members has been prescribed by a doctor to get MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan, after all enquiry it’s been told that the next available appointment is after 67days. In a statistical report published by Health Canada the median wait time for MRI scan is two weeks with 89.5% waiting less than 3months. It’s also been told that even its ultra-urgent it’ll take around 48hours, which is really terrible. If somebody has a heart burn or kind of feeling and needs a general heart check- up, the average waiting time for heart evaluation by a cardiologist in Washington is 32days and for physical it is 66days. Unfortunately, these MRI scan machines are only available in big hospitals which obviously tend to increase the waiting time. People in the meantime are continuously affected and for those who cannot afford has to wait for longer period has chances of spreading disease activity over and it may be more harmful. Some measures need to be taken to decrease the wait times at least for people in emergency situation or for situations which may endanger if they wait for long time. References: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/sunday-review/long- waits-for- doctors-appointments- have- become-the- norm.html?_r=0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_healthcare_systems_in_Canada_and_the_United_St ates http://www.bcliving.ca/mri-scans- waiting-for- public-health- care-vs- paying-for- a-private- mri-clinic . Identify business problems and opportunities and their impacts on the bottom line of the firm 1. Title: Identify the title of your report 2. Distinguish the real causes from the symptoms of the problems 3. Determine and obtain information needs in order to come up with a plausible solution 4. Identify, evaluate, and select appropriate information technology that enables the proposed solution 5. Demonstrate problem solving and writing skills The followings are two sets of instructions for writing and analyzing a business situation Identify clearly the underlying problem(s) and/or opportunity(ies) Identify the impacts of this situation on the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization, which prevents it to achieve its goals and objectives Come up with at least 3 alternatives from the viewpoints of the information systems managers and the user managers. - Address necessary changes that must be made in the existing processes - Review potential technologies that enable the proposed solutions - Choose the most appropriate alternative and provide a rationale - Propose a recommendation and provide justification as to why it will be effective in the remediation of the situation 1. Title: Identify the title of your report 2. Problem Analysis : Provide brief background of the business. Identify problems (not symptoms) and their impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization in achieving its goals and objectives 3. Proposed Alternatives : Identify at least 3 alternatives and evaluate their pros and cons 4. Review Potential Technologies : Review potential technologies that enable the above alternatives (at least one alternative must be enabled by existing or new technologies). Discuss capability of those technologies briefly. Provide names of a few vendors who supply those technologies. (Note: If you wish, item #3 and #4 can be discussed together in one section.) 5. Selection and Recommendation : Select the most appropriate alternative based on information provided in item # 3 and 4 and provide justification. As part of the discussion, organizational and managerial implications should be discussed. Examples of areas that should be covered include but are not limited to business and technology strategic alignment, organization design, measurement and reward systems, leadership, motivation, improvement strategies, and knowledge and change management. 6. Reference : Include a complete list of references used in this report. Follow the Document format and style suggested in the Course Information section on Blackboard. these are the criteria required Identify clearly the underlying problem(s) and/or opportunity(ies) Identify the impacts of this situation on the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization, which prevents it to achieve its goals and objective Come up with at least 3 alternatives from the viewpoints of the information systems managers and the user managers. Address necessary changes that must be made in the existing processes Review potential technologies that enable the proposed solutions Choose the most appropriate alternative and provide a rationale Propose a recommendation and provide justification as to why it will be effective in the remediation of the situation