‘Noncompliant’ (NC) patient is a common label in medical records. While it encapsulates many dimensions of undesired patient behavior, the semiotics by which it is generated and applied is unclear: What data indicate noncompliance? How are the data analyzed and interpreted to label a patient...

The 'e' in eBusiness, eCommerce, eGovernment, and eHealth represents the transformation of the traditional domains by the current ability to transport information using information and communication technologies. In this paper we present an ontological analysis of the transformation of health...

The dotcom strategies, as a class, may be called experimental-radical strategies. Experimental, as opposed to logical: willing to act without the guidance of theory. Radical, in contrast to incremental: breaking with the past. The counterpoint to the dotcom strategies, the traditional...

A primary goal of terrorism is to instill a sense of fear and vulnerability in a population and to erode its confidence in government and law enforcement agencies to protect citizens against future attacks. In recognition of its importance, the Department of Homeland Security includes public...

We present ontological meta-analysis and synthesis as a method for reviewing, mapping, and visualizing the research literature in a domain cumulatively, logically, systematically, and systemically. The method will highlight the domain’s bright spots which are heavily emphasized, the light...

Karnataka is a large state in South India with an area of about 200,000 square kilometres and a population of about 53 million. It has a long and rich cultural, social, and economic history, a diverse population, a variety of natural resources, a very strong industrial and technological base,...

We present an ontological analysis of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) research to date. The analysis highlights the research’s bright spots which are heavily emphasized, the light spots which are lightly emphasized, the blind spots which have been overlooked, and...

A higher education (HE) system, to be inclusive, should have institutions which are highly differentiated but yet tightly integrated – there has to be a purposive unity in its extensive, complex institutional diversity. It has to include universities, university-like institutions, colleges,...

We present ontological meta-analysis and synthesis of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) as a method for reviewing, mapping, and visualizing the research literature in the domain cumulatively, logically, systematically, and systemically. The method will highlight the...

The translation of science to practice to policy for meaningful use of healthcare information system (HIS) is embedded in a complex milieu of meaningful, meaningless, non- and mis-use of the system by a variety of stakeholders seeking to manage the cost, quality, safety, and parity of...