* Need financial information to describe the resources they hold and to support the various financial decisions they make Forms of Organizations Business Entities: * organized to earn an income (also known as profit) Sole Proprietorships - A business with a single owner * Economic Entity Concept - The assumption that a single, identifiable unit must be accounted for in all students; financial statements prepared for a business must not intermingle one's personal affairs with the affairs
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Business of IT Understanding Regulatory Compliance In the last few years, governments the world over have taken up the job of protecting consumers and companies against poor management of sensitive information. Unfortunately, this has led to a steady stream of confusing laws and regulations coming from all directions. In this column I'll look at these laws, go into depth on a few of them, and discuss how you, as an IT pro charged with making your company compliant, can approach the issue. Laws
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CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V) CONTACT INFORMATION: NAME: Emmanuel Bondo Filberto Mobile phone: In South Sudan +211 (0) 955055554, In Uganda +256 (0) 711055554 Email: bondo.emmanuel0@gmail.com or mborina.bondo@yahoo.co.uk PERSONAL INFORMATION: DATE OF BIRTH: 14th Dec. 1984 AGE: 29 Years old. NATIONALITY: South Sudanese. SEX: Male. CAREER OBJECTIVE My personal vision is to be self motivated, self driven person
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Environment and Government Policy Health Information Systems/HSA 520/ / Introduction Health care providers have a long tradition of safeguarding private health information, but the protection of patient rights has recently been at the forefront of this discussion. The old system of storing private patient information in locked filing cabinets is no longer practical because modern technology allows for the rapid transmission of medical information electronically. However, along with
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involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, providing to third-parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet. Internet privacy involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, providing to third-parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet. Privacy can entail both Personally Identifying Information (PII) and non-PII information such as a site visitor's behavior
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accessed a patient’s private medical information on November 28, 2006, according to the indictment. She then shared that information with her husband, who on that same day, called the patient. Justin Smith reportedly told the patient he intended to use the information against the patient in an upcoming legal proceeding. Northeast Arkansas Clinic has terminated Smith’s employment. The Arkansas Board of Nursing has opened a complaint and is gathering information about the situation, said Fred Knight
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privacy standards include some of the most restrictive guidelines in regards to accessing identifiable health information and disclosures. The guidelines were set into place to protect the patient from having their information disclosed verbally, written or by electronic transfer (Pozgar, 2012). The Privacy rule is clearly defined as “HIPAA”, which ensures the privacy and protection of all health information. Before HIPAA many states had their own standards and guidelines for healthcare privacy
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Reflection Summary Week 3 This week we discussed the power of wireless devices, delved further into information systems, discussed protection of information assets, and probed some of the functions of Microsoft Excel as an office automation tool. We utilized two sources of readings from chapters in Introduction to Information Systems and Microsoft® Office 2010. We also participated in peer to peer discussions to evaluate our understanding of the subject matter. Wireless Technology Many of the
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and law firms. 3.Corporations: entity organized under the laws of a particular state. ---Ownership evidenced by shares of stock. Nonbusiness Entities 1.Organization operated for some purpose other than to earn a profit. 2.Do not have an identifiable owner. Organizations and Social Responsibility U.S. business entities recognize the societal aspects of their overall mission and have established programs to meet these responsibilities Nature of Business Activity 1. Financing Activities
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C. 4 areas of regulation compliance 1. Financial 2. Healthcare 3. Personal privacy 4. Homeland security 3.10 Privacy act of 1974 A. Background 1. Issued in 1974 as Public Law 93-579 2. Started by Health, Education, and Welfare dept.(HEW) because of concern with the collection of all the private information. 3. Five key principles a. There will be no secret data record-keeping system
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