Accountability

Accountability and liability has become an issue in the healthcare industry (Emanuel & Emanuel, 1996). Accountability is referring to someone that is responsible for a set of actions or activities that occurred and must respond with an explanation or answer of their behavior. Also, being accountable entails establishing or correction of an individual party that gives reasons and is viewed as an accountable to someone for their actions by another party that has some part or interest of those…

Chisholm (1995: 411) argues that “fuller disclosure of information to the public” is the most effective avenue for improving accountability. For this reason, some authors (Edward and Hulme, 1996) viewed accountability as the avenue through which organizations and individuals report to a legitimate authority and are held accountable for their actions. Most research on corporate social responsibility and sustainability accounting use disclosure and reporting to represent whether or not…

country is Police accountability. Approximately 1000 people are shot and killed by police officers each year. Since 2005, according to Stinson 's research group, a total off seventy-seven officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter. With these two statements combined this means that approximately 11,000 people have been shot and killed by police officers and since 2005 only 77 have been charged with murder or manslaughter. This statement shows how police accountability is not an…

Lastly, accountability is a principle that is difficult to accomplish but vital to achieve. Having someone that will be a truthful accountability partner is key to spiritual growth for me. I have been blessed to have a colleague that I am appointed to work alongside be one of those accountability partners for me. We are able to sit down and openly discuss my ministry to develop my spiritual gifts and graces better to serve the needs of those that I have been called to serve. On a monthly basis,…

Research Accountability To start Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides sexual health care to women including std diagnosis/treatment, birth control, and abortions. The problem is that some people believe that the services are morally wrong. The controversy is based off of the large proportion of abortions PP provides, some estimates say 30% of all abortions are conducted by PP. Some sources say that PP is conducting illegal business as well; specifically selling fetal tissue.…

stakeholders. This feature empowers physicians to review test results and consult specialists throughout the patient encounter. However, information sharing must be tightly controlled within the confines of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996 to protect patient privacy.…

When I first decided to take this class I wasn't really sure what to expect. One huge difference I noticed between High School and Columbus State is the self accountability. I have discovered I have a slight procrastination issue. At the start of the semester it seemed as though the first papers deadline came out of nowhere. I got better with handling my deadlines as we wrote more papers, but I still procrastinated more than I should have. When band season was in full swing I found it hard to…

providers must take accountability for their actions and take on these challenges. It is imperative for organizations to create approaches for enhancing patient safety. This paper will explore the importance of accountability in health care. It also addresses how employee’s accountability measured, accountability ethical considerations in leadership and management, and explains the process of checks and balances in an organization. Finally, it looks at the effects accountability has on the…

address the various aspects of law enforcement agency and individual police officer accountability. Many of the publications and websites address their states policies and procedures on accountability, but do not address them on a broad or national level. There are many court cases that have driven the direction of police accountability in a good way. However, those court cases do not come up until non-accountability becomes an issue. Recent Issues Recent issues have shown that law enforcement…

Internal mechanisms for ensuring accountability, means that codes of conduct and disciplinary measures are to be decided within the force. The individual police officers are a direct link to the public, as they interact with them on a daily basis. This is the main reason for the need of accountability, to ensure the police respond effectively and correctly to any situation. The system internally is set up in the following way, the individual police officer is responsible and accountable to the…