HITECH ACT is the Breach Notification Rule. A HIPPA rule that requires HIPAA covered entities (CE) and their business associates (BA) to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) (HHSwebsite). CE and BA must notify U.S department of Health and Human Services (HHS)‚ some situations the media‚ and all individuals whose PHI has been breached (hhswebsite). Plus‚ all notifications must be made no later than 60 days after the discovery of the breach (bok). So‚ what
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it is the traditional philosophy where by ideas are primarily and matter is the derivative of ideas‚ matter exist only in the form of ideas. Idealism‚ in philosophy‚ a theory of reality and of knowledge that attributes to consciousness‚ or the immaterial mind‚ a primary role in the constitution of the world‚ Idealism is the view that all physical objects are mind-dependent and can have no existence apart from a mind that is conscious of them. Chandra and Sharma (2002) show that idealism is opposed
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Target Data Breach Charles Moore American Military University Abstract Target a large retail corporation that operates over 1‚700 stores across the United States. They also operate as an online retailer at target.com. In 2012 the retailer earned more than $73 billion dollars in revenue and grew their sales by 5.1% from the previous year. Looking at the revenue and sales growth rate it is hard to fathom that more money could not be spent to ensure that consumer data is protected as much as
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Question TWO What is a "Breach of Contract"? A business contract creates certain obligations that are to be fulfilled by the people or companies who entered into the agreement. In the eyes of the law‚ a party’s failure to fulfil an end of the bargain under a contract is known as a "breach" of the contract. Depending on the specifics of the contract‚ a breach can occur when a party fails to perform on time‚ does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement‚ or does not perform at all
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TARGET DATA BREACH 2013/14 Introduction There are many types of breaches that can occur when it comes to secure systems and networks. The target breach of 2013/14 was due to human error. It is said that the company had easily stolen credentials. If there was the necessary secure measures taken‚ this breach could have been stopped. Target did not have an adequate firewall which is why the hackers were able to corrupt the system and steal personal information and credit card information. This whole
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Differrences between Invitation to treat and Proposal A proposal is made when a person is willing to enter into a legally binding contract. However‚ an invitation to treat is merely a supply of information (eg. an advertisement) to tempt a person into making a proposal. It is important to differentiate a proposal which will consequently lead to binding obligations on acceptance. On the other hand an "invitation to treat" is a mere suggestion of a readiness to deal or trade. In essence‚ an invitation
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Effects of a Breach of Contract There are various types of contract with in the world of law such as civil law which deals with relations between individual citizens where as private law focuses on the relations between ordinary people on a day to day basis‚ both types of law include the law of contract. A contract is an agreement that is legally enforceable and therefore can be settled within a court of law‚ however how can we distinguish between a contract and any other form of non-legally enforced
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REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT Failure of buyer to take delivery Section 44 states that‚ when the seller is ready and willing to deliver the goods and requests the buyer to take delivery‚ and the buyer does not‚ within a reasonable time after such request‚ take delivery of the goods‚ he is liable to the seller for any loss occasioned by his neglect or refusal to take delivery‚ and also for a reasonable charge for the care and custody of the goods: Provided that nothing in this section shall
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Week 7 Breach of the Duty of Care Negligence Duty of care Established or novel duty? Is it a non-delegable duty? What is the scope of the duty? Breach of duty What is the relevant standard of care? Has the standard been breached? Damage Is it recognized by law? Was the breach a necessary condition of the harm? Is the harm within the scope of the defendant’s liability? Breach of Duty The fault part of the negligence action An act or omission of the defendant A failure to act as a reasonable person
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What are the defenses to a breach of contract? If someone is accused of breach of contract‚ there are a number of defenses available to argue that a contract should not be enforced. If any of the basic contract elements are missing‚ or if the contract was made with someone of diminished capacity or for illegal purposes‚ a contract can be unenforceable. Some other examples of potential defenses to enforcement of a contract are mutual or unilateral mistake‚ duress or undue influence‚ unconscionability
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