Statistics and Research Attorney General’s Department Level 8 St James Centre 111 Elizabeth Street Sydney 2000 Australia Phone: +61 (2) 9231 9190 Fax: +61 (2) 9231 9187 Email: bcsr@agd.nsw.gov.au Website: www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au ISBN 978-1-921824-33-3 This report is available in pdf format on our website and may be provided in alternative formats. Please contact the Bureau on 02 9231 9190 or email us at bcsr@agd.nsw.gov.au © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department of NSW 2011
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satellite physician offices. Patient safety is the shared vision why pioneers of Health Information Technology (HIT) created computerized systems such as Electronic Health Record to meet the demands of healthcare today and tomorrow. As an example, Cerner Corporation and Dell Corporation- two big giants in the IT industry- are in a continuum to enhance their products and services. In addition, these products, services, and “solutions” are the “platform” that shell the delivery of safe patient
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This article is published in a peer-reviewed section of the Utrecht Law Review Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy? Cristina A. Cedillo Torres, Mercedes Garcia-French, Rosemarie Hordijk, Kim Nguyen, Lana Olup* 1. Introduction 1.1. Background and objectives This article will discuss the different Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues that emerged within four multinationals (Apple, Canon
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Assignment 1 Chemical Sensitivity: A Medical Perspective CVOH 221 – Topics in Occupational Health and Safety Student: Sandeep Singh Purba Date Due: June 5th, 2012 Table of Contents I. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 2 II. Allergy vs. Chemical Sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 2 III. Principles of Chemical Sensitivity
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INTRODUCTION A market is any place where buyers and sellers come together to exchange a product/service for money. There are three types of economy: a free market economy, a planned economy and a mixed market economy. This report describes features of Scotland’s economy and four aspects of the Scottish economy which are unemployment, growth, tourism and National Health Service. FEATURES OF SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY Scotland has a mixed economy. The reason Scotland has got this type of economy
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In the 1999 research studies began to review the problem of medical errors and how they occurred. Studies and reports, such as the Institute of Medicine IOM report in 1999, strongly suggest that most medical errors are related to systems and processes and not individual negligence or misconduct. The IOM report recommended that the key to addressing medical errors is to focus on improving the processes used to deliver healthcare and not placing blame on the individuals involved. Approximately 1
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Ethics and Healthcare go hand in hand. Many ethical decisions are pondered over and made every day regarding patients, the appropriate treatment plans, and end of life care. The public expects that healthcare organizations always make the “right” choices in reference to challenging decisions. However there are times where patient’s families make ethical decision making by the healthcare team virtually impossible. Hospital ethical committees and even the legal system in certain situations must oversee
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Some factors are the growing number of seniors in the population and seniors concerns to increase their income from investments and improve their health. The scams profiled include home-improvement projects, where a person takes the victim's money but does not perform the work promised; investment frauds and controlling their money for the future; and health and medical scams, which promise the equipment and service that do not perform as advertised. Also, research was taken from a survey from a rehab
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Republic of the Philippines Bulacan State University Sarmiento Campus Brgy. Kaypian, University Heights, CSJDM The Institutionalization of Business Ethics Prepared by: Ramoso, Trisha May Roxas, Alfredo Robines, Vanessa Ragasa, Mylyn Prepared to: Mr. Michael Gil Llorens Date: August 25, 2013 Managing Ethical Risk through Mandated and Voluntary Programs VOLUNTARY PRACTICES Includes: * Beliefs * Values * Voluntary contractual obligations CORE PRACTICES
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Output Exports to nearly 212 countries @ USD 4795.33 million (2005-06) Has an important role to play in promoting public health and Right to Health. Highly technology and knowledge intensive. Indian Pharmaceutical Industry a Snapshot Industry growth highly dependent on the regulatory environment . Owes its current growth and success to the Patents Act of 1970 which abolished product patents in the pharmaceutical sector. The same helped Reduce the manufacturing costs in terms of license fee Reduce
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