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Cloud service providers (CSPs)are generally responsible for the security of the cloud infrastructure. This includes the physical hardware, network, and virtualization technology. They should have an effective incident response plan and should promptly notify their customers in case of an incident and p...
When running a randomized controlled trial (RCT), a clinical site may face a situation when an eligible trial participant is to be randomized to the treatment that is not available at the site. In this case, there are two options: not to enroll the parti
“near miss” is a usefulconcept that can be applied to variousclinical situations, perusal of publishedstudies shows that there is muchconfusion in defining what constitutesa near miss in clinical practice. In air-traffic control, a near miss usuallydescribes an incident in which twoaircraft flew...
What if a medication universally prescribed for a given condition doesn’t work or creates adverse reactions in certain populations of people? What if the side-effects listed are incomplete? Is it so difficult to admit that gold standards evolve or that medical science is fluid? Certainly, if ...
While there is no definition of what constitutes a “service,” it is highly likely that blogging will count as one (the UK data regulator has strongly implied to us that blogging is clearly an information “service”). It is irrelevant whether or not your consumers pay you for your service...
Registry studies have given important insights to patients that would not have been eligible for clinical trials. 2.10. Patient-reported outcomes The assessment of PROs has a long tradition in RA research. They were already an integral part of the questionnaires in the first established registers, ...
A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination. Prejudice Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Discrimination The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination...
revenues, such as taxes. For example, if a government takes in $10 billion in revenue in a particular year and its expenditures for the same year are $12 billion, it is running a deficit of $2 billion. That deficit, added to those from previous years, constitutes the country'snational ...
While they are commonly referred to as fees, mutual funds charge investors what is called an "expense ratio" as payment for managing the fund. However, understandingmutual fundexpense ratioscan be confusing. There are a variety of factors that contribute to a fund's total expense ratio. It se...