TOPIC 2: Anthony: The movie that I watched for this week, Constantine, would almost certainly have been censored. This movie explores some of things in religion that most God fearing individuals would rather not. The idea that an evil would threaten the very existence of mankind. Not to mention the way some of the demons and victims were killed or eliminated. The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 or The Hays Code, established guidelines for movie producers. The following is a short explanation of his code:   The Code was based on three general principles: No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin. Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented. Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation. These were developed in a series of rules grouped under the self-explanatory headings Crimes Against The Law, Sex, Vulgarity, Obscenity, Profanity, Costume, Dances (i.e. suggestive movements), Religion, Locations (i.e. the bedroom), National Feelings, Titles and "Repellent Subjects" (extremely graphic violence) (BFI. n.d.) Constantine (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/ BFI Screenonline: The Hays Code. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2017, from http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/592022/ Robert: I'm pretty sure that "The Evil Dead" would have received an "X" rating upon release had it come out 50 years ago since "The Excorcist" had that rating upon its release. There is a parallel between the two since in both cases audiences became more likely to laugh at the scarier scenes than to be frightened by them. Both also had religious imagery that would be offensive to alot of people. Times have really changed since the late 1960s concerning the ratings system; films like "Midnight Cowboy" and "A Clockwork Orange" that had X ratings at one point would be very comfortably in the "R" category today. · Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you: 1. Identify and analyze what you believe to be the most significant new technology requirements for the health care industry. Indicate how providers should approach the implementation of this new technology requirement that you have identified. Provide support for the response. 2. Analyze the basic technology underlying health care information systems. Argue that the need for technological innovation and / or modification is most pressing. Support the argument with examples. 3. Recommend an innovation / modification, and explain how the recommendation could improve the overall level of health care in your own community. Include specific example(s) using local hospitals or other health care providers to support the response.  4. Suggest a key action that senior health care leadership could take in the community in which you live to push the b ...

1. TOPIC 2:
Anthony:
The movie that I watched for this week, Constantine, would
almost certainly have been censored. This movie explores some
of things in religion that most God fearing individuals would
rather not. The idea that an evil would threaten the very
existence of mankind. Not to mention the way some of the
demons and victims were killed or eliminated. The Motion
Picture Production Code of 1930 or The Hays Code, established
guidelines for movie producers. The following is a short
explanation of his code:
The Code was based on three general principles: No picture
shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those
who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be
thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin. Correct
standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and
entertainment, shall be presented. Law, natural or human, shall
not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation.
These were developed in a series of rules grouped under the
self-explanatory headings Crimes Against The Law, Sex,
Vulgarity, Obscenity, Profanity, Costume, Dances (i.e.
suggestive movements), Religion, Locations (i.e. the bedroom),
National Feelings, Titles and "Repellent Subjects" (extremely
graphic violence) (BFI. n.d.)
Constantine (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/
BFI Screenonline: The Hays Code. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24,
2017, from http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/592022/
Robert:
I'm pretty sure that "The Evil Dead" would have received an
"X" rating upon release had it come out 50 years ago since "The
Excorcist" had that rating upon its release. There is a parallel

2. between the two since in both cases audiences became more
likely to laugh at the scarier scenes than to be frightened by
them. Both also had religious imagery that would be offensive
to alot of people. Times have really changed since the late
1960s concerning the ratings system; films like "Midnight
Cowboy" and "A Clockwork Orange" that had X ratings at one
point would be very comfortably in the "R" category today.
· Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Identify and analyze what you believe to be the most
significant new technology requirements for the health care
industry. Indicate how providers should approach the
implementation of this new technology requirement that you
have identified. Provide support for the response.
2. Analyze the basic technology underlying health care
information systems. Argue that the need for technological
innovation and / or modification is most pressing. Support the
argument with examples.
3. Recommend an innovation / modification, and explain how
the recommendation could improve the overall level of health
care in your own community. Include specific example(s) using
local hospitals or other health care providers to support the
response.
4. Suggest a key action that senior health care leadership could
take in the community in which you live to push the boundaries
of information technology management. Next, speculate on the
effect to the community as a result of the improvement to the
health care technology.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.

3. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic technology
underlying health care information systems.
. Apply senior management’s role in information technology
management.
. Use technology and information resources to research issues in
health information systems.
. Write clearly and concisely about health information systems
using proper writing mechanics.
Technology Assessment
Date
Technology Assessment

4. Analyze the basic technology underlying health care
information systems and determine the most pressing need for
innovation.
The most basic analysis of health care information systems is
led by the importance of aligning Information
Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) with
organizational strategy. (Gland, 2008) Health care is considered
an applied science, therefore, if it is to be effective; information
must be recorded, records must be conserved, be organized and
they must be retrievable in several different ways. To provide
health care without the recording and analysis of the results is
only of passing use and of no help to the next or future
generations. To align IT/IM with organizational strategy is to
determine the objectives of management and set the goals of the
technology system to go in that direction.
In a health care organization, often the task of organizing the
technology of the agency falls under the Chief Information
Officer (CIO). This individual is tasked with developing a full
understanding of “clinical information systems, regulatory and
reporting requirements and the use of information in strategic
planning and decision support. . .” (Gland, 2008, p. 28) The
CIO must attend the meetings and have close relationships with
the clinicians, the accountants, the staff and most importantly
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the health care
organization. The CIO must understand the management of the
organization as well or better than any employee because he is
responsible for the design, implementation and sustainability of
the IM/IT system. “Concepts and principles are accompanied by

5. demands for more data on healthcare activities and for
information systems to accumulate and process data.”
According to Vikkelso, (2007) both clinicians and end users
always want more and faster information. This is clearly the
most pressing need of modern health care technology delivery
systems.
The earliest systems could record, conserve, organize and
retrieve information as pencil and paper file systems were used
for hundreds of years. Today, with digital capture of
information, increasing populations, longer lifetimes, and the
advances made in medicine this information must be managed in
a digital format. The CIO must hire others, whether it is
outsourcing or local to follow his vision in directing an IM/IT
system that will be cost efficient, functional and deliver the end
result of easy use and accurate information. The CIO must be
innovative, highly trained to understand the big picture in
computing and skilled in sales of his new ideas to the
organization.
The CIO must be able to explain the importance of the newest
ways to provide the very best data for the future. The
information must be programed to use an enterprise format to be
presented by cloud digital architecture. Experienced analyst,
Lutchen states, “They recognize that there is no greater
impairment to innovation and success than falling behind in the
IT curve.” (Journal of Health Care Compliance, 2005)
Explain (with specific examples using local hospitals or other
health care providers) how your recommended innovation will
improve the overall level of health care in your own community.
To deliver the demand for more information at higher speed the
CIO must make a decision to use an enterprise format which
would involve integrating all of the computing data in a group
of servers which is able to analyze the information and deliver
it in the whole or in the part, depending on how the user
requests it. An enterprise system is capable of recording and
sorting great amounts of information. It is able to catalogue it in
a way that only gives the requested information to the user.

6. An example of how an enterprise system might work would be;
if a patient is at his primary care doctor’s office, the doctor
believes that the patient needs immediate care at the hospital,
the doctor would be able to connect immediately with hospital
intake and transmit the patient’s information. This would avoid
lengthy registration and insurance gathering time at the
hospital. The information is already on file at the doctor’s
office. There is no reason for it to take two to three hours to re-
gather the same information when time is critical. The sooner
the patient is in and taken care of the soon he will be out of the
hospital.
Enterprise architecture and use would also benefit the receiving
hospitalists. The pharmaceuticals which the patient is taking,
his medical, history and current symptoms would not have to be
re-taken. They can be checked by what he has just provided his
personal physician. Enterprise software always provides space
for the receiving physician to input his own interpretation. All
of the patient’s rights and information are there in a
confidential way that he may choose for the new physician to
see.
To be successful, the enterprise software must be supported by
cloud computing hardware and software. This allows large
amounts of information to be stored in complex servers which is
able to segregate it by request. It means that the local
physician’s information can be accessed at the hospital when it
is approved. It also means that if the patient must have surgery
and the surgeon finds something unexpected when he makes the
incision, he is able to teleport the information to a specialist
half way around the world for advice. With the experience and
knowledge of an expert, the patient is able to have a higher
chance of recovery at a faster speed.
The downfalls of enterprise and cloud computing is to convince
the boards, accountants and others in power of the economy of
enterprise software and cloud computing infrastructure. The
programs and information gathering are the highest new
expense, with the ongoing cost of paying for servers and

7. transmission outside of the organization. The industry overall,
will object to the privacy issues. Gara states, “ The Health
Industry, for instance, is continuously looking at innovative
ways to reduce healthcare costs and improve customer service
but at the same time wants to exhibit compliance with the
guidelines set by its administrative bodies, HIPAA and
HITECH.” (Cloud Computing Journal (2011). The architects of
the format are able to satisfy doubters as they explain that
health care costs and solutions can be resolved and privacy
issues held in compliance.
Another risk is the gathering of such large amounts of
information in one space. The provider must take every
precaution of cyber-attacks as well as local attacks which would
delete information.
Recommend actions that senior management could take in the
community in which you live to push the boundaries of
information technology management.
Senior management must explain to the community that these
processes have been in use for many years already. It just takes
more money and understanding of technology to convert the
thinking in the community to allow so much information to be
stored digitally. Many people don’t want any information about
them stored; however, when it comes to saving a relative’s life
based on a few hours of speedier relief from an accident or
chronic condition, they often change their mind.
In today’s economy, money is very important. To change the
health care technology system to an enterprise system with
cloud architecture would initially cost more, but as newer
technology became more accessible by the rules of supply and
demand, the price would go down. There is also no price that is
too high to save a relative’s life and if community members
could see that this is very likely, they would find a way to
afford it.

8. References
Gara, M., Strukhoff, R., (2011) Cloud computing and health
care: health care organizations in US are truly concerned about
their existing healthcare infrastructure. Cloud
Computing Journal. Silicon Valley: CA
Glandon, G., Smaltz, D., Slovensky, D., (2008) Austin and
Boxerman’s Information Systems for healthcare management.
(7th ed.) Health Administration Press. Chicago: IL
Lutchen, M., (2005) IT governance within a health care setting:
reinventing the health care industry. Journal of Health Care
Compliance. Aspen Publishing.
Vikkelso, S., (2007) In between curing and counting:
performance effects of experiments with healthcare information.
Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Malden: MA
Julia:
Watch a film made in the last 25 years from one of the
following genres – Melodrama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or
Horror. It cannot be from the genre that your favorite movie is
from (the film you told us was your favorite in week one).
What does it have in common with the films of that genre in the
week three content?
Meet the Fockers2004 by Jay Roach
Ask Father 1919 by Hal Roach

9. I want to go out a limb here and say that Meet the Fockers is
a modern day melodrama in that this movie does possess a
humorous yet “intensely emotional-rollercoaster plots centered
on highly dramatized moral dilemmas and conflicts, usually
within family situations” (Kuhn & Westwell, 2015). I found
instances where there are scenes of subtle melodrama leading up
to a predictable romantic happy ending in a comedy. I feel like
in the movie Ask Father, Meet the Fockers has in common some
relationship problems and awkward issues in the way of
difficult future father-in-laws. Although not a real tear-jerker,
both movies tends to emotionally move the viewer to some
small degree of empathy for the young men trying to win the
father-in-laws’ approval.
Both films share some slapstick, victimizing and general
roughhouse type violence.
How is the film different?
The father in Ask Father does not want to give the daughter
away, tossing the suitor out every time he goes to the office to
ask the father. The father ejects him repeatedly in various ways.
In Meet the Fockers, the father ejects this daughter’s suitor with
truth serum. Also this movie has the star power of De Niro, a
major actor playing a different role than he has been type cast
to play in the past. Then there’s Ben Stiller playing his known
type cast of being the goof ball at the butt end of others’ jokes.
This film has spiritual content portrayed through the
reference made of the Rabbi who did the son’s circumcision.
Also religious reference was made to identify the daughter’s ex-
boyfriend as being a multi faith priest, wearing a clerical collar
and a yarmulke.
Of course, sex sells in modern film. The sexual content in
Meet the Fockers comes in the forms of sexual hints, jokes,
discussion of sexuality and breast flashings. The son’s mother is
a senior sexuality therapist. There’s a brief scene where couples

10. are practicing use sexual positions. The mother of the son has
an office in her home with lots of sexually explicit paintings
and statues showing naked body parts and couples posing naked
as well. She has a book shelves with lots of self-help sex books.
His parents are proud of their late age sexuality and loves to
talk about it. This movie has lots of sexually incorporated topic
from masturbation to a humping dog to descriptions of sexual
organs.
Meet the Fockers contains scenes of violent, physical humor;
the character toddler does a head-butt giving the would-be son-
in-law a nose bleed. Another bloody nose occurs when a missed
kick lands him a bloody nose again. There’s police brutally
when Ben Stiller’s character gets arrested and is zapped with a
taser gun. The toddler is seen watching the most violent scene
from the movie Scarface and has his hands glued to a bottle of
rum. The family name, Fockers is repetitively used to sound
like fuckers. The word shit is usually throughout as well as
God damn and the toddler’s first and frequent word being that
of ass hole.
How does sound play a part in the film you watched?
The modern use of special effects, sound effect and music
helps to emphasize peak scenes in Meet the Fockers. The lack of
music or even background music during the nightclub party
when Ben Stiller is speaking frankly as the result of the ejected
truth serum was effective for that scene. It kind of made you
feel sorry for him as he was a victim at this point.
Identify at least three places that sound stood out in the film.
· The sound of the dog humping the toddler’s squeaky doll was
effective to driving the point home that he was actually in the
act.
· The sound of a flushing toilet to signify the cat’s potty
training ability.
· I feel that the annoying song playing during the beginning of

11. the RV trip represented the annoying road trip.
· The background ticking sound of the taser as Ben Stiller lay
fluttering yet again a victim.
· The sound of the taser gun stunning the retired CIA expert
attempting to pull rank on the police made the scene comical.
Reference
Kuhn, A. & Westwell, G., (2015), Oxford Reference. A
Dictionary of Film Studies. Retrieved from
http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/view/10.109
3/acref/9780199587261. 001.0001/acref-9780199587261-e-
0438?rskey=OWmUpo&result=1
William:
District 9 was released in 2009. This science fiction movie
could also be categorized as a horror movie in my opinion, but
not like what you would normally think. The science fiction
aspect is revolves around aliens that have come to earth,
seemingly unwanted. They are treated like illegal immigrants
and confined to camps (District 9). The horror aspect of it is,
well, they are aliens. The aliens do attack humans and some are
hostile to them. One human is attacked and ultimately turns
into a alien/human mutant (District 9, 2009). What is different
about this movie and movies from the period of this weeks
content is the cinema and audio quality. There was no dubbing
over audio like back in the 20-40's. District 9 also wasn't
produced by one of the "big 5" movie studios of the time. This
movie was produced by Sony Pictures. According to their
website, Sony was founded in 1918, but wasn't what I would
call a big time movie studio until their acquisition of Columbia
pictures in 1990 (Company History, 2017). What was also
different was the quality of animation, or special effects. These
aliens were all made with CGI, or animatronic puppets. I would
imagine back int he 20-40's it would have nothing more than
someone in a crudely created pull over suit. The best makeup

12. job that I can think of would be the characters from the Wizard
of Oz. Those guys can't even compare to what studios can
create now.
Sound played a part in that it brought more life to the movie.
From the special language that the aliens spoke, to the sound of
their specialized weaponry and space craft, sound made it more
real. Compare what a "space gun" sounds like now v. what it
did in old movies (ex... pew pew pew). I know my example
doesn't do any justice, but you get the idea. Another example of
sound would be the soundtrack itself. There were no sing a
long songs like you would find in Wizard of Oz, which I
mentioned earlier, but there was a lot more detail put into the
music than just a guy and his piano like you would find in old
movies. Studios didn't spend a lot more on audio than they did
back then. With the great depression and war, they were more
interested in what was profitable and that was the movie itself,
not the.. background noise... for lack of a better term.
District 9. (2009, August 14). Retrieved from IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/
Company History. (2017). Retrieved from Sony Pictures:
http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/history.html