Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-11-24
By the Infoglide Team
Topeka Capital-Journal: Five arrests in lottery fraud
“In this investigation, agents presented unsigned winning lottery tickets to retailers. The clerks were required to advise customers they had won a prize and instruct each they had to redeem winnings at lottery headquarters. In six instances, the clerks withheld information about the winning ticket but later tried to redeem the prize personally or with help of an accomplice.”
New York Times: Computerized Health Records
“Most other countries have much more use of electronic health records than we do. For example, the Danes have virtually 100 percent of physicians using electronic health records. In Britain, virtually 100 percent of primary care physicians use them. In Australia, Sweden, Norway, virtually 100 percent. In many, many other Western countries, the electronic record is virtually ubiquitous.”
ebizQ: Eight Reasons Why Data-Centricity Is The Future Of Business
“Unfortunately less well known, Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) is, however, likely the most strategic aspect of creating business value over the network, more than SaaS and possibly even more than PaaS. Creating a best-of-breed set of data, wrapping a business model around it (advertising, metering, internal chargebacks, build a network effect, etc), defining an SLA, and opening it up internally or to the world is how to both generate consumption as well as becoming in itself the new lock-in.”
reviewjournal.com: A fusion of crime fightersÂ
“The fusion center concept, which was developed by the federal government after the 9/11 attacks, is grounded in the idea that information flow between police agencies is key to stopping terrorism. But in Las Vegas and elsewhere, the concept has evolved to include a broader ‘all crimes, all hazards’ approach.”
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