This idea of non – compliance has been observed in my clinical practice in many different capacities. I have witnessed patients not adhering to their prescribed diet‚ continuing to smoke against medical advice‚ or not taking prescribed medications. All of which lead to poor patient outcomes. Therefore‚ I chose this topic to explore possible reasons for non- compliance and possible solutions to non- compliance. I will begin the process an “actual” definition of non-compliance. According to the World
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HIPAA Compliance If you are in the healthcare industry‚ you have probably heard some rumblings about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996‚ coolly referred to as HIPAA. The word is your medical practice will have to be HIPAA compliant by April 2003‚ but you’re not exactly sure what this act mandates or how to accomplish it. In very basic terms‚ HIPAA has two primary components to which hospitals‚ health plans‚ healthcare "clearinghouses‚" and healthcare providers must
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10 Employment Laws Everyone Should Know Employers continue to make mistakes about many of the employment laws that they are faced with. In the litigious environment we are now surrounded in every mistake is potentially costly‚ both to the business itself and to managers. 1. Employment Contracts: The Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 provides that an employer is obliged to provide an employee with a statement in writing no later than two months after the commencement of employment containing
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1. How does the nurse ensure airway safety? Upon discussing this question with my nurse‚ the first thing he mentioned he does to ensure airway safety is check that the marking on the airway tube is at the same number as it should be. For example‚ if the tube was a 26 at the patient’s mouth‚ he would make sure it is still at 26. By doing so‚ he is able to see weather or not the tube has gone down too far and might only be providing air to one lung or it might have came up too far in the airway and
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This essay will provide a definition to Human Resource (HR) and determine whether HR is the most important asset in the organization. The first part of the essay will discuss the importance of human resource and how is it is essential to the success of any organization. The second part will identify the impacts on the performance of an organisation. Human Resource (HR) and Human Resource Management (HRM) Oswin (2011) states that human resource is a term used to describe the individuals who
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/employment-at-will_doctrine This refers to the presumption that employment is for an indefinite period of time and may be terminated either by employer or employee. This is the historical approach that courts have taken in interpreting employment relationships. Given the unequal bargaining power between employees and employers‚ critics of this doctrine have noted its overly harsh results and have looked to unions‚ acting as certified representatives of employees‚
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set out facts and law showing a potential for success at trial‚ the mediator has nothing to work with in convincing the opponent it could lose and lose big if mediation isn’t successful. 2. Know your opponent’s case‚ and particularly know its weaknesses. Either by formal discovery‚ or by informal exchange‚ you must anticipate the employer’s defenses‚ and be prepared to answer them. In employment law‚ the focus is usually on the reasons the employer gives for terminating employment. Those reasons must
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Ethics and Compliance Paper Ashley Blalock University of Phoenix Ethics and Compliance Paper Finance is often overlooked as a discipline that is independent from ethical boundaries. Finance is actually very strongly tied to social sciences‚ exploring the fiscal behavior of an organization. After the Sobanes-Oxley Act‚ established in 2003‚ an organizations’ ethical role with regard to finance has been reevaluated and reformed; unfortunately‚ it has taken the intervention of law to pass the
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What Are the Aims of Academic Study and How They Can Achieve? Education is considered one of the important factors to accomplish the development in today society. The most significant part in education is academic study. It will open up the windows of opportunities and will help you as an individual. Therefore‚ there are several purposes for undertaking academic study such as skill for career purposes‚ gain knowledge‚ or intellectually immolating as well as the possible methods to achieve them
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Employment-at-Will Exceptions: Overview of Associated Terms and Phrases The following descriptions of terms and phrases from the Employment-at-Will multimedia are provided for further review and study. For more information on each term or phrase‚ refer to the pages provided from the Employment Law for Business text. Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing In an employment relationship‚ this breach may occur if the parties have entered into an employment contract. In a
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