Abstract In today’s modern society‚ patient safety in the hospital setting has evolved to a number one priority. Medication errors account for a great deal of incidents in hospitals. Practicing healthcare professionals must be competent when administering medications; therefore‚ The Joint Commission has implemented National Patient Safety Goals to prevent patients from being administered the wrong medication. Also‚ the National Patient Safety Goals holds the practicing healthcare professional accountable
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cases‚ the federal government introduced the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)‚ Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)‚ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)‚ Rehabilitation Act of 1973‚ and the Civil Right Acts of 1991. This paper will discuss the legal process an individual would pursue whom was discriminated against by a private sector organization and wishes to file a complaint. The first task would be to contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). After contacting
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SHRM So is responding to ethical issues strategic? The same applies. If by ethical behaviour you mean reaching an agreement to pay an enhanced pension to a member of staff who has been injured at work‚ no. That is an operational issue. A policy of increasing the employer’s pension contribution in line with inflation is managerial HR activity. However‚ a strategy to change an organisation’s culture to promote social‚ environmental and human rights would need to be strategic because of the wide
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There is a legal duty for playworkers to ensure children’s health‚ safety and security at all times whilst they are in their care. All staff in the setting should have a clear understanding of the health‚ safety and security procedures‚ and know their responsibilities for each other‚ the children‚ and the premises. We have a responsibility to keep the children in our care sage and healthy. To do this we need to be aware of potential hazards‚ develop emergency and health and safety procedures‚ and
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Differences in Ethical‚ Legal‚ and Regulatory Issues in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Web Sites Like traditional brick-and-mortar establishments‚ business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) Web sites face ethical‚ legal‚ and regulatory concerns. Although both B2B and B2C sites share similarities in web-based jurisdictional issues and general ethical considerations‚ each site has its own specific concerns due to the end-user relationship of the consumer versus business
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Administrative Ethics Paper HCS-335 Week 4/ day 7 There are many issues that may arise concerning patient privacy. Years ago it was not a pacific law protecting patient rights and privacy. In august of 1996‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton (Physicians Billing Associates International‚ 2006). The HIPPA Act includes provisions for: • "Health insurance portability" • "Fraud and abuse control"
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CHAPTER 3 ASSIGNMENT DESCRIBING DATA: NUMERICAL MEASURES Part I Select the correct answer and write the appropriate letter in the space provided. c 1. The arithmetic mean is computed by a. finding the value that occurs most often. b. finding the middle observation and dividing by 2. c. summing the values and dividing by the number of values. d. selecting the value in the middle of the data set. c 2. To compute the arithmetic mean at least the a. nominal level of measurement is required
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The Medical Board of California is a state agency that manages and controls physicians and other medical professional’s legal issues‚ unethical behavior‚ and misconduct in practicing medicine. The agency’s main objective is to publicly update information on licensing‚ credentials‚ certifications‚ and registration requirements on physicians and other medical professionals meeting federal and state laws and regulations. The most important role of the Medical Board of California is to provide the public
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Table of Contents 1. Abstract…..……………………………………………....………………..…...…. 4 2. Introduction……………………………………………....………………..…...…. 4 3. Analysis…………………………………………………....…………………...…. 5 3.1 Research and innovation in the ICT environment ……………....………. 5 3.2 Human capital development in the ICT environment.……..…....……….. 7 3.3 Level of advancement of ICT networks and services.…………………… 8 3.4 Level of advancement of the IT and software industry sectors……….… 11 3.5 The role of CIOs in promoting digital economy
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Tort and Regulatory Risks This paper will address preventative‚ detective‚ and corrective measures for a company to manage regulatory risks. We will also review common business torts that occur in many businesses today. According to Jennings: Tort comes from the Latin term tortus‚ which means “crooked‚ dubious‚ twisted.” Torts are civil wrongs‚ actions that are not straight but twisted. This paper will also describe specific measures to manage torts and other regulatory risks that are identified
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