This Could Be Us

Kennedy, Ryan

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

The rapid growth of software applications within healthcare organizations has made it essential to have defined methodologies and formal processes for the management of the entire Information Technology (IT) portfolio. Utilizing a portfolio management framework throughout an application’s lifecycle will provide the necessary structure to ensure that all new applications are properly evaluated, and, once implemented, remain relevant while continuing to meet organizational requirements. While an organization may have a few large "organization-wide" systems such as the Electronic Health Record (EHR), lab or radiology systems, they also have a large quantity of other clinical, administrative, and research systems. Some larger organizations now have hundreds of software applications to support and manage. The IT staff must be able to implement new requests while still maintaining the current application portfolio. Utilizing a standard repeatable process will help to manage these large portfolios of software applications. This book reviews the management of applications throughout their lifecycle, from initial request through disposition. Best practices dictate that every newly requested application undergoes analysis followed by an approval decision from the organization’s governance committee. The initial implementation project must include activities to prepare for ongoing support while ensuring the application is compliant with all security, privacy, and architecture requirements. An application spends years in operations and maintenance where changes occur regularly through configuration and release management, or additional projects. The cycle continues until disposition. Understanding when to dispose of an application is just as important as deciding when to implement a new one. A defined process for disposing of an application ensures all parts are properly removed or destroyed.

Effective Lifecycle Management of Healthcare Applications (HIMSS Book Series)

Business & Money

Houston, Susan

Economics

CRC-Press

Effective Lifecycle Management of Healthcare Applications: Utilizing a Portfolio Framework (HIMSS Book Series)

Productivity Press

Introduction to R for Social Scientists: A Tidy Programming Approach introduces the Tidy approach to programming in R for social science research to help quantitative researchers develop a modern technical toolbox. The Tidy approach is built around consistent syntax, common grammar, and stacked code, which contribute to clear, efficient programming. The authors include hundreds of lines of code to demonstrate a suite of techniques for developing and debugging an efficient social science research workflow. To deepen the dedication to teaching Tidy best practices for conducting social science research in R, the authors include numerous examples using real world data including the American National Election Study and the World Indicators Data. While no prior experience in R is assumed, readers are expected to be acquainted with common social science research designs and terminology. 
Whether used as a reference manual or read from cover to cover, readers will be equipped with a deeper understanding of R and the Tidyverse, as well as a framework for how best to leverage these powerful tools to write tidy, efficient code for solving problems. To this end, the authors provide many suggestions for additional readings and tools to build on the concepts covered. They use all covered techniques in their own work as scholars and practitioners.

Introduction to R for Social Scientists (Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Waggoner, Philip D.

Reference

Routledge

Only a very small percentage of aspiring professional hockey players ever make it to the NHL, but for those who do, the rewards are enormous. In Hockey’s Young Guns, twenty-five of hockey’s most prominent young stars disclose their winning formulas and detail how they climbed the ladder from youth leagues to the Big Time. The Hockey News magazine — the number one hockey magazine in North America — chronicles the rise of Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Jordan Staal, among others, and gets the current crop of whiz kids to share tips, advice and drills for future generations of hopefuls.

Hockey's Young Guns: 25 Inside Stories on Making It to "The Show"

Children's Books

Dixon, Ryan

Literature & Fiction

Transcontinental

Behind every young star is a great story and Young Guns II is packed full of both. Every young hockey player in the world shares the same dream, but there are many different paths to NHL glory. Young Guns II profiles 25 of the best fresh faces in the world and traces their rise to hockey supremacy. These pages reveal not only the love and dedication every one of these players has for hockey, but the endless support and guidance they got along the way from tireless parents and coaches. Find out why Carey Price's dad was willing to not just drive, but fly, his son to games and practices before the Montreal Canadiens goalie was even a teenager; Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson learned the value of hard work from his lumberjack father growing up in Sweden; and San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture begged to be taken off the ice the first time he skated. Current Hockey's Young Guns: Carey Price, Taylor Hall, Jonathan Toews, Logan Couture, Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty, Luke Schenn, Tyler Myers, Jeff Skinner, James Reimer, Matt Duchene, Milan Lucic, Alex Pietrangelo, James van Riemsdyk, Victor Hedman, Patrick Kane, Claude Giroux, John Tavares, Erik Karlsson, John Carlson, Evander Kane, Cam Fowler, Jordan Eberle, Erik Johnson, P.K. Subban. Hockey's Future Young Guns: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyler Seguin, Tyler Ennis, Jacob Markstrom, Adam Larsson, Gabriel Landeskog, Erik Gudbranson, Alexander Burmistrov, Kevin Shattenkirk, Nino Niederreiter.

The Hockey News Young Guns 2: How 25 Whiz Kids Reached Stardom

Sports & Outdoors

Hockey

Identifying more than two dozen of the brightest young talents in the NHL, this guidebook provides an inside-look at what it took for them climb up the ladder to make their dream reality. Readers will find such stories such as how Matt Carle played a championship tournament with a ruptured spleen during High School, what happened when Jordan Staal was sent on the ice to be the only forward with two defensemen to try to kill off the 5-on-3 power play at the age of nine, how Patrice Bergeron would sit on the ice in the net for hours before miraculously getting up one day and skating perfectly when he was five, and what is was that made Thomas Vanek leave home at 14 years old and move to Canada. Hockey’s Young Guns also provides helpful tips from players and even drills readers can try in order to become the next NHL star. Additionally, a section about who to watch for over the next few years to become the next big thing in the league is included.

Hockey's Young Guns: 25 Inside Stories on Making it to the "Big Leagues" (The Hockey News)

Biographies & Memoirs

Triumph Books

HOOPS 3 book series. Long Shot, Block Shot, Hook Shot

Bloom Books

Before I Let Go

Now a Top 30 Amazon Bestseller! "This story sets a new bar in the genre . . . Exquisitely written, meticulously researched, tender, yet oh-so steamy--this is the Mary Poppins of Contemporary Romances: practically perfect in every way." -- Natasha Is A Book Junkie Power. Passion. Betrayal. Raised to rule, bred to lead and weaned on a diet of ruthless ambition. In a world of haves and have nots, my family has it all, and I want nothing to do with it. My path takes me far from home and paints me as the black sheep. At odds with my father, I'm determined to build my own empire. I have rules, but Lennix Hunter is the exception to every one of them. From the moment we meet, something sparks between us. But my family stole from hers and my father is the man she hates most. I lied to have her, and will do anything to keep her. Though she tries to hate me, too, the inexorable pull between us will not be denied. And neither will I. THE KINGMAKER is the epic and powerful first installment in the All The King's Men Duet by USA Today bestselling and RITA® Award winning author, Kennedy Ryan.

Kingmaker All the King's Men Book 1

Romance

Contemporary

Scribechick Media, LLC

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