Views of Business Ethics & Managerial Accountability What is the fundamental purpose of a company? Different people have different answers. Some argue that a company should maximize its returns for its shareholders; while others disagree‚ saying that company should take the interests of employees and customers into consideration. Meanwhile‚ most people involved in business—whether functioning as a small business owner‚ employee‚ or chief executive officer of a multinational company—eventually
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HIPPA‚SOX‚ & PCI EXPLAINING HIPPA‚SOX‚ & PCI ITT TECH HIPPA HIPAA which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in 1996. It was made to make sure that health or medical information data is protected. But it ’s not just used by the health care industry‚ employers that offer health insurance must abide by HIPAA. HIPAA defines health information as any data is created or received by health care providers‚ health plans‚ public health authorities
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Accountability of Professional Nurses: Informed Consent Informed consent is used as a safeguard to ensure the patient’s understanding of the care or procedure needed to treat a medical issue. It also ensures the patient’s understanding of any adverse effects that can occur due to the care or procedure needed. Verbal consent is usually obtained at the bedside when discussing what minor procedures or tasks need to be done‚ drawing blood‚ for example. Signed informed consents are mainly used
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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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Krautscheid (2014) suggests that professional nursing accountability is an aspect that underpins professional nursing practice and is frequently described by professional nursing organisations however it can be difficult to describe and define with no consistent language or definition available in the literature. Kozier (2012) suggests it is the ability and willingness to assume responsibility for your actions and accepting consequences of your behaviour. The development of the role of the clinical
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Yusuf Egal Mrs. Park English IV-4th Period 10 September 2012 Name and Identity The importance of name and identity in this novel is far more drastic than a reader could understand. A name has so much meaning that many people are not able to fathom it. A simple name change does not alter the fabric of a person. The changing of a name symbolizes the double identity of Gogol. In Lahiri’s novel‚ the main character fights an identity crisis because of his highly unusual name. Gogol struggles between
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Nursing Accountability in Caring Central Venous Catheter Katie Rha Grand Canyon University NRS 430V August 19‚ 2011 Accountability means “obligation of being answerable for one’s own judgments and actions.” If someone gives you a job to do‚ you may be able to get others to carry out that task‚ but you are still held accountable to produce the results. In the nursing profession‚ a nurse is accountable for the actions towards his or her patient‚ even if he or she has delegated
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Monica Jorge‚ 3622098 Youthalyn Mair-Pryce‚ 3622089 Reviewed by: Gabriela Bacigalupo‚ 1099953 Monica Jorge‚ 3622098 Youthalyn Mair-Pryce‚ 3622089 ACG 4651 – Fall 2013 Section 04 September 17‚ 2013 – Case #1: The importance of being independent (by Deloitte) Discussion Questions One of the key roles of the external auditor is to protect the interest of the public. To achieve this‚ it is important for the public to trust and have confidence in the work of an auditor
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance By Christopher Knight SEC 440 16 Oct 2014 TO: Company Chief Security Officer FROM: Security Engineer DATE: 16 Oct 14 SUBJECT: HIPAA Security Compliance for Alba‚ IA Hospital Any patient that is seen by a physician within the United States is to be protected by the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” or HIPAA‚ which was passed into law in 1996 (Jani‚ 2009). All health care facilities dealing with any protected
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Corporate Governance‚ accountability and ethics in Goldman Sachs 1. Introduction The greatest modern financial crisis is still unraveling the aftershocks now I feel is the most serious in Europe. In fact‚ the lifting of the mortgage crisis in the United States and bankruptcy homeowners damaged in progress‚ but is no longer news. The ultimate responsibility of the crisis‚ the responsibility of the nature and extent of the problem has not been a satisfactory answer. Therefore‚ the community
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