Accountability is a word that is loaded with meanings that strike fear in the heart and soul of our healthcare system. That's because it has come to mean: "Who is to blame?" And, "How should they be punished?" So why are we surprised when the outcome of this approach is blame-avoi...
The meaning of accountability is widely described depending on the aspect that one is focused on. The results of the change from conventional paper based health record to Electronic Health Record (EHR) have an effect on both health care professionals and patients. On one hand, the electronic ...
This definition explains the meaning of Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act and why it matters.
Citizen monitoring of public services, such as Mourakiboun’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Monitoring Initiative, which deployed citizen monitors to health centres to measure the quality of medical services and provide data to decision-makers and advocates to make improvements (La Presse, 2017). Citiz...
employment records, including information about education, as well as other records subject to or defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); and deidentified data, meaning data that does not identify or provide information that could identify an individual -- there are no ...
However, it is not sufficient for handling accountability in organisations (e.g., healthcare environment). In this paper, we clarify the meaning of accountability in organisations. We also propose a framework to support the variety of accountability requirements for different applications in different...
The Struggle Over Meaning in Accounting and Corporate Research: A Comparative Evaluation of Conservative and Critical Historiography This article examines the construction of systems of meaning at two levels: the writing of the history of the corporation; and the role of annual reports i... T ...
Meaning, if you know you have trouble making decisions, put a decision date on your calendar as a task, and say, “I will make this decision by next Friday,” and let everyone on your team know, “Hey, I’m making this decision by next Friday, so weigh in before that because I’...
(12) A substantial majority of the board of a public charity, usually meaning at least two-thirds of the members, should be independent. Independent members should not: (1) be compensated by the organization as employees or independent contractors; (2) have their compensation determined by ...
This doesn’t matter so much when you’re asking them to calculate 2+2. But when you’re asking them to determine the meaning behind a literary passage or the importance of a historical event or the cultural significance of a scientific invention – it matters. ...