Costco Wholesale is a membership based warehouse store that strives to provide quality products at the lowest possible price. They believe this is possible by following its Code of Ethics‚ which include obey the law‚ take care of its members‚ take care of its employees‚ and respect its vendors. As of 2014‚ Costco was named the third largest retailer in the United States and in 2015 it is the second largest in the world. Costco has a total of 674 warehouses worldwide. Costco serves more than 10 million
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ETHICS CASE Dilemma of an Accountant In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ Accounting Principles Board‚ and Financial Accounting Standards Board)‚ public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients‚ incapable of or unwilling to police
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ones personal and professional ethics is an essential aspect for adults in today’s highly competitive and specialized business world. This paper will interpret the results of the Ethics Awareness Inventory‚ explain how the educational experience has influenced my own ethical thinking‚ describe how I apply my own ethics in thinking and decision-making‚ and how I attempt to cope with people and situations that offer differing interpretations of ethical behavior. The Ethics Awareness Inventory provides
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Administrative Ethics Protecting the privacy of patient’s health information is a main concern among health care providers today. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 known as HIPAA was approved by law to safeguard not only patients but also health care workers. However‚ sometimes people tend to violate these laws unintentionally or sometimes intentionally. According to an article from the Department of Health and Human Service website (2011)‚ HHS imposes a $4.3 million
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Introduction to Ethics—Study Guide—Test 1 There will be a multiple choice section on the test. If you prepare well for the short answer and essay sections you should not have any problem with the multiple choice section: Example Question: who thinks that the consequences of an action are the only thing that matters for evaluating actions (a…‚b…‚c…‚d…)? Some help: Vocabulary a priori - Knowledge independent of experience a posteriori - Knowledge dependent on experience analytic - X is true
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Simulation Review Alfredo A. Garcia Jr. HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting June 16‚ 2014 John Pi A simulation review that was intended to show how a hospital may determine its revenue along with expenditures based on the information provided by the Elijah Heart Center (EHC) was utilized to make an overall decision with careful analysis of the system and employees of EHC. The following will show the information obtained from the simulation. The simulation allowed two types of cost
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This paper’s aim is to discuss the need for high quality ethics in professional coaching and the different aspects including confidentiality‚ integrity‚ conflicts of interest‚ conduct‚ reputation and legal obligations. In discussion will be areas of conflict of interest for a coach that occurs before the coaching has started and during the programme. Also included in this paper is the code of ethics from two different coaching organizations. They will be compared with potential issues ‚ and analyzed
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Case 2 – The Drinking Problem Mr. Collins has dysphasia and enjoys a beer with his son each day in his private room on ward B. Roma (RN assigned to care for Mr. Collins) reads a note in the case notes‚ that Doctor Rich and the speech therapist have ordered thickened fluids for Mr. Collins. That note was written 5 days ago. The current nursing care plan also states ‘thickened fluids’. Mr. Collins tells Roma that he has discussed the matter with the doctor and the speech therapist and is aware of
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The Case of Candy Professional Orientation & Ethics October 10‚ 2012 Dr. Jarrell Smith South University The Case of Candy Candy is a 14 year old girl and she comes from a broken home with recently divorce parents. Her acting out in class may be as result of her parents being divorce. She has a boyfriend who is 15 years old and they have unprotected sex which resulted in her pregnancy. The boyfriend has already established he isn’t ready to be a father. This leaves Candy with the decision
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The Importance of Accountability Pamela Johnson HCS 475 August 7‚ 2012 William Wood The Importance of Accountability Accountability is the act of accepting ownership over action and their contribution to the organization. Leadership and staff can influence large and small group and empower them to meet the objectives for the organization. The purpose of this paper discusses accountability in health care industry‚ and employee accountability. How accountability applies to ethical consideration
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