There are many types of accrediting agencies that consumers can refer to for information regarding an organization’s compliance with the standards that are established by these agencies. Two of the major accrediting agencies are the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HEAP). These agencies are widely used in all healthcare facilities that accept Medicare (McWay‚ 2014). An agency for consumers in search of information
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Social Worker/Agency Interview Kathy Whitten SCWK 530 October 3‚ 2012 Dr. Anna Martin-Jearld Social Worker/Agency Interview The Journey I chose to interview Mark Duney from Harbor Counseling Services for my assignment. Because I had never taken public transportation before it took some research to figure out where the Gatra runs and how do I get there because‚ of course‚ it doesn’t run right out in front of my house. I walked downtown‚ about a half a mile‚ to where the Gatra stop was near
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The different agencies involved are: Social Services Police Health Services NSPCC Children’s social care Social Services They are there to work with the families. They are there to decide whether a child is to be removed into the care system. They meet and conduct interviews with families and children and liaise with other agencies. Health Services These include the school nurse‚ doctors‚ local clinics and hospitals. They will carry out observations of any child who is thought to be
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to domestic spying. (Paquette 2013‚ 799). However‚ these concerns didn’t pay attention of the media outlets as it was with Edward Snowden’s revelations in the British newspaper. Namely‚ The Guardian published an article about the National Security Agency (NSA) spying the nation and requiring Verizon‚ the biggest wireless communication service in the USA‚ to hand over all records of the citizens’ phone calls to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NSA. In addition‚ to the classified NSA
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school. To be credentialed at our institution the physician was required to obtain a degree equivalence verification to become credentialed. The degree equivalence verification is obtained by sending a credited external agency the faculty member’s transcripts. The external agency review the transcripts and deems the medical degree to be the equivalent of a United States based medical school degree. In order to be eligible for this evaluation the physician must complete a test prior to the evaluation
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Start-up will be financed through the owner ’s personal investment and a long-term note of P650‚000 secured from the Philippine National Bank. The travel agency market is competitive‚ and technology‚ namely the Internet and Computerized Reservation Systems (CRS)‚ has changed the way travel agencies operate. The Internet gives agencies and individuals the ability to perform travel related research. Discount airfare brokers have taken advantage of the Internet by offering tickets online at discounted
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.......................................................................5 Appendix A: Glossary 6 Appendix B: To Be Determined List 6 Introduction Purpose * The purpose of this document is to present a detailed description of the Online Gas Agency Management System. It will explain the purpose of making the manual process easier by making it a computerized system for billing and maintaining stock and the constraints under which it must operate and how the system will react to external stimuli
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AGENCY THEORY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE By Alex Ganas Department of M.B.A At the university of I.S.T / L.S.B.U There has been considerable discussion of managerial agency and firm performance problems that arise from the separation of ownership and control. Economists have long been concerned with the incentive problems that arise when decision making in a firm is the province of managers who are not the firm ’s security holders. The adoption of the agency logic increased during
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Social Agency Paper Oakland University Overview For my agency paper‚ I chose Adult Well Being Services in Detroit‚ Michigan. According to the website‚ the agency “works closely with some of our community ’s most vulnerable adults‚ their families and caregivers to provide them the support they need to live independently and with dignity” (awbs.org). Some of these issues involve mental health‚ substance abuse‚ developmental disabilities‚ aging concerns‚ HIV/AIDS‚ other medical issues
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the individual to face realities of life‚ as a result of appreciate his culture practices. The Agencies of Socialisation are the social institutions that form part of the passing on to the people the norms‚ values‚ beliefs and attitudes.There are several agencies of socialisation which are developemantal‚ Anticipatory‚Resocialisation‚Reverse‚ Primary and Secondary socialisation. However‚ the main agencies are the Primary Socialisation which is a process where people learn attitudes‚ values and action
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