Importance of Accountability HCS/475 October 8‚ 2012 Accountability in Health Care Organizations In all industries accountability is important‚ however it is especially critical in health care‚ in which the livelihoods and lives of patients depends upon the correct actions of everyone that are involved. Mistakes can lead to inaccurate billing costs of thousands of dollars‚ or wrong treatments that lead to tragic injuries. Furthermore‚ as managed care becomes more complex‚ ensuring quality
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Accountability is essential for any society to function and military accountability is no different. We are all held accountable in one way or another. For example‚ there are laws to obey and if we fail to be obedient‚ we may have to suffer the consequences set by the officials who hold us accountable. Accountability is simply being responsible for one’s actions. Accountability is the quality or state of being accountable‚ which by definition means an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility
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Bruce Stone‚ O.P. Dwivedi‚ and Joseph G. Jabbra list 8 types of accountability‚ namely: moral‚ administrative‚ political‚ managerial‚ market‚ legal/judicial‚ constituency relation‚ and professional.[13] Leadership accountability cross cuts many of these distinctions. [edit] Political accountability Political accountability is the accountability of the government‚ civil servants and politicians to the public and to legislative bodies such as congress or parliament. In a few cases‚ recall elections
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between Courts and citizens are essential to constitutionalism. Thus accountability must be comprehensive to include not only the politicians‚ but also the bureaucrats‚ judges and everyone invested with public power. Accountability is the sine quo non of democracy. Transparency facilitates accountability. No public institution or public functionary is exempted from accountability although the manner of enforcing accountability may vary with the nature of office and the functions discharged by the
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Spc Cartwright‚ David A 17 Sep 2012 RBI On Accountability The definition of accountability comes from the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness. The importance of being on time accounted for is because lets say that you do not come back to
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ACCOUNTABILITY OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Jayamole Cherian NRS 430V August‚ 20‚ 2001 Melissa Pasqua Accountability and Concepts Accountability means that somebody is able to explain or answerable for their actions‚ whatever the consequences are regardless of success or failure. Accountability and responsibility
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Responsibility and accountability go hand in hand in everyday life and situations that may occur. How would someone use responsibility and accountability in life? There are multiple ways you could use either of the two. Apart of growing and becoming a mature adult is learning responsibility as well as accountability. If you fail to take responsibility for your actions or to be held accountable for something you may have done then you may never catch the full grasp of being a mature adult. To define
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Public Accountability: The Philippine Experience Introduction Under a democracy such as in the Philippines‚ the people’s fundamental faith in the integrity of political institutions is what holds the system together even under the most difficult times. The present situation in the Philippines is a test of this principle. Whether or not the test is passed with success is a matter yet to be seen. However‚ at this stage‚ what could be gainfully learned from present experience is the knowledge
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What is accountability? The dictionary definition states: The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. In the military this goes double true for soldiers‚ accountability is one of the most important responsibility any soldier can perform. Accountability is a valuable part of military life. We as soldiers are accountable for every action we take and every decision we make. To be an effective
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Academic Achievement Relative to my Individual Accountability Jerry Philips GEN 200 May 15‚ 2013 JOSEPH BALISTOCKY Academic Achievement Relative to my Individual Accountability My personal opinion on personal responsibility and its relation to my academic achievement is simply doing things right and doing the right things in accordance to the system and processes of all aspects of life‚ having the right mindset on the reason as to why my academic achievement is important to me as a student
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