down to ethical issues involving administration, some aspects always seem to be overlooked. On May 17, 2011, Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar wrote an article for azcentral.com relating to the vulnerability of electronic medical records and its effects on patient privacy. In this document I will be discussing the issue on patient privacy and confidentiality. I will be touching base on the population it affects, arguments used within this article that support electronic medical records, ethical and legal issues
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Legal and Ethical Issues (GlaxoSmithKline in $3 billion fraud settlement) In cases like the GlaxoSmithKline fraud settlement there are legal and ethical issues affected. Ethically it was wrong for GlaxoSmithKline to put profit before the health of the public. Ethical issues do not have to be proven in court. Most individuals know and understand ethics as a basic human guideline for behavior. With thing legal issues it is a bit more difficult. In order to take action toward GlaxoSmithKline legally
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Ethical and Criminal Responsibility (Week 2) Corris Macon LAW 531 Ethical and Criminal Responsibility (Week 2) Employers have a moral responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees. When it comes to taking corrective or preventative action, and an employee poses a danger to others, any company or organization must do what is necessary in preventing something from happening. First, as the employer, there is what is called duty of responsible care. Not taking preventative
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Phoenix Abstract Kudler Fine Foods is developing a new Frequent Shopper Program. This program will track customer purchases through the Frequent Shopper Program to award loyalty points for redemption. This paper will discuss the potential legal, ethical, and information security concerns related to this program. Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is interested in developing a system that will allow them to track all purchasing behavior at the
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Friedman believes that manager’s foremost objective or even moral obligation to the firm should be to maximise profits always. There is however one condition that makes his perspective more complicated, not only for me, but also for several well-known authors. According to Friedman, the managers obligations should be carried out: “…while conforming to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom”. This leads to one of the main questions of my essay:
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what is wrong’ (Blackstone)Functions of Law to maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system through dispute resolution, protection of property, and the preservation of the state, while simultaneously permitting ordered change. Legal Sanctions are means by which the law enforces the decisions of the courts.Law and Morals are different but overlapping; law provides sanctions, while morals do not.Law and Justice are separate and distinct concepts; justice is the fair, equitable,
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Class Policies: Attendance Policy Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Should absences be necessary, students are responsible for the material covered during the absences. Faculty cannot grant requests for excessive amounts of make-up material, and they may request written documentation detailing the reason for the absences. Excessive absences make it almost impossible for a student to meet the academic objectives of a course; they frequently cause a student to receive
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When a company makes a strategic decision it is important to evaluate the impact of the ethical consequences toward the company and the stakeholders. Often a company will make a strategic plan based on profit; however, social responsibility looks outside of profits and determines the effects on all stakeholders including customers, environment, and society. In addition, the strategic decision should also be based on the code of ethics set forth by the organization. Furthermore, when determining
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rendered in our society today however to deliver this care a large amount of personnel must have access to intimate patient information. Maintaining confidentiality is becoming more difficult. The need to protect patient confidentiality is evident in legal restrictions imposed by state laws and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) and was recently amended under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.(politifact, 2011). Physicians
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responsibility. There are four types of social commitment that strategic managers must consider: economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary social responsibility (Text) Maximizing profits is at the core of economic considerations while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations are taken into account under legal commitments. “Ethical obligations are the obligations that transcend legal requirements” (Pearce, 2013, p. 54). All other voluntarily assumed duties comprise the discretionary responsibilities
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