The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ most commonly known by its initials HIPAA‚ was enacted by Congress then signed by President Bill Clinton on August 21‚ 1996. This act was put into place in order to regulate the privacy of patient health information‚ and as an effort to lower the cost of health care‚ shape the many pieces of our complicated healthcare system. This act also protects individuals from losing their health insurance if they lose their employment or choose to
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One of the things that we learn this week is that legal accountability is a serious thing in nursing. Reading so many case studies has make me realize the importance of having professional liability insurance as an RN. In nursing work settings‚ so many things can go wrong unintentionally. Nurses are legally bound to the nursing practice act‚ and practicing below that standards can result of negligence. It is important to have liability insurance‚ but it is more important to practice with cautious
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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY | Can Welfare Programs Combat Poverty? | Dr. Lewis US NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | | By David Chijioke | 11/8/2012 | Can Welfare Programs Combat Poverty? The welfare system was intended to help aid families in need‚ that is‚ families who have no food‚ clothing or shelter. However‚ after decades of welfare recipients being passed through the system‚ it can only be concluded that welfare has only hurt the economy and nation. Welfare programs can not completely fight
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Broome County Promise Zone is the 5th ever Promise Zone to be developed in New York State. As of 2017‚ there are 17 states that have a Promise Zone program in place. The major forces that pushed for the development of a Promise Zone in Broome County are Broome County Mental Health‚ BT BOCES (Broome Tioga BOCES) and Binghamton University. The application to start a Promise Zone in Broome county arose from the work being done by two federal initiatives: “The SHARE project‚ a Safe Schools‚ Healthy Students
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Climate change is something that has been on the radar of people worldwide since the 1980’s‚ when the hole in the ozone layer of Antarctica was discovered. Are we doing enough to reduce climate change‚ and reverse the effects of global warming? While it might be nearly impossible to reverse climate change‚ we can try to slow down the effects of climate change. On this page‚ you can find earth friendly tips on reducing your carbon footprint‚ from greening your vacations to recycling‚ reducing your
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Euro-Zone crisis and its impact on the Indian Economy EUROPEAN UNION “The European Union (EU) is an economic and political entity and confederation[1][2] of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe.” “Austria‚ Belgium‚ Bulgaria‚ Cyprus‚CzechRepublic‚ Denmark‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Luxembourg‚Malta‚the Netherlands‚ Poland‚ Portugal‚ Romania‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ and the United Kingdom.[3] The Union ’s
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Stephen R. Covey once said‚ “Accountability breeds response-ability.” While Stephen Covey is definitely correct‚ and responsibility is a huge part of accountability‚ I also believe there is a little more to accountability on top of that. Foremost‚ to be accountable is a great achievement. It’s refreshing to know that someone trusts you enough with something they care about. Secondly‚ accountability can be difficult to achieve but it’s definitely rewarding in the end. Finally‚ to be accountable doesn’t
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Keynes and the Eurozone’s Crisis Georgios Maris Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Political Science & International Relations‚ University of Peloponnese‚ Corinth‚ Greece E-mail: gmaris@uop.gr Tel.: +30271040040‚ fax: +30271040050 Abstract The majority of the peripheral member states of the Eurozone Portugal‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ and Greece have experienced financial crises. Until now‚ the European leaders attempted to solve the crises mainly through austerity measures. For them‚ either it is an ideological
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Confirmation Packet – The Lord’s Prayer Due: April 24th 1. Prayer I our commitment to God and ourselves. Prayer is important because I am speaking to God on a personal basis. 2. Vocal Prayer is speaking to dog verbally like saying a prayer with everyone at church. Mediation is praying to god on a personal basis lie at night. Contemplative is praying with a community. 3. Adoration is praying at the Blessed Sacrament. Petition is praying for a special intention
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THE LAZY ZONE DIET The Lazy Zone Diet is a diet and lifestyle plan that divides your food portions per meal to ensure the best results. There are several rules to follow in this diet plan. The most important rules are to begin each day with a zone meal within the first hour of waking up. Each meal should include the correct portions of protein‚ carbohydrates and fat. It is important to eat three meals a day and two snacks which will equal five meals a day. You should avoid pasta‚ bread‚ grains
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