Essays on Commission

The Joint Commission:

The joint commission is the body that concerns itself with observance of standards in healthcare. The body operates in the United States of America. The body certifies healthcare organisations based on their record of accomplishment and performance concerning set standards. Considering the fact that the commission has a subscription list of nineteen thousand health care facilities, it is a reputable origination. It is a non-for profit-oriented organisation (Brauer, 2001). Its primary goal is to ensure healthcare standards maintenance and enforcement throughout the country take place. Stakeholders view certificates issued by the commission as a true vindication of performance and ...

Security and exchange commission refer to a government commission that was created by the congress, in order to protect investors, and regulate the markets securities. Additionally, the security and exchange commission has a duty to monitor the corporate takeovers in the United States. The commission is made up of five commissioners that are appointed by the president of the United States. The senate of the United States approves the five commissioners. The positions of the commissioners expire each year. Among the commissioners, three should be from different political parties. The agency has six districts, and five regional offices in ...

1. Brief description of the main functions of European Union institutions
According to the article 13 of the Treaty of the European Union, the European Union (EU) is governed by the seven institutions:  the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Court, Council of the European Union, European Council, European Central Bank, European Court of Auditors. (Treaty on the European union, 1992)
The European Commission is the highest executive body of the European Union. It`s main functions are: implementing of the decisions of the Union, monitoring the compliance with its laws and, if required, initiating of a lawsuit ...

Introduction

A sentinel event involves the occurrence of an unexpected event that may involve death, a serious physical/psychological harm or a big risk thereof. A serious injury in this case may involve a loss of an organ such as limb, hand or a particular function. A sentinel event may also involve severe temporary injury that may require intervention to sustain life. Such events are referred to as sentinel because their occurrence calls for a quick response as well as investigation.
A wrong sight surgery (WSS) is one of the sentinel events in healthcare. A wrong site surgery refers to a ...

Introduction

The end of World War II has introduced an era where human rights were not only appreciated, but also considered inherited entitled. They were addressed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, as part of the International Bill of Human Rights, in December, 1948 (United Nations). According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 9, no person should be subjected to “arbitrary arrest, detention or exile” (United Nations). However, during wartime, the Fourth Geneva Convention is used, so to define detainees. There are many contradicting viewpoints, as to whether an ...

Introduction

The American economy has been facing serious challenges most notably the recession and the property crash witnessed in 2008. As Salaam (2012) asserts, the American economy was already on the decline way before the 2008 crash. He suggests that the recession began way back in 2000 and most notably in 2007, but the country was spared the pains by the unsustainable boom in property sector. When the slump hit in 2008, the country was least prepared for it.
This slump has persisted to this day. VCU (2014) concedes to this fact saying that the recession has resulted to a ...

Sentencing guidelines in the United States are complex and varied, depending on the type of crime that the individual committed. Usually, sentencing guidelines are concerned with felonies and more serious misdemeanors (“2010 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual,” 2010). Usually sentencing guidelines are given when the individual who has committed a crime has been convicted of a Class A misdemeanor or higher-- that is, they have committed the highest possible class of misdemeanor, or they have committed a felony. When an individual commits a crime that carries more than one year of jail time as a mandatory sentence, they have committed ...

The European Debt Crisis or the Eurozone Crisis of 2007 up to the present time is considered as one of the major declines of the European market since the inception of the European Union in 1993. What was considered an ideal move to unite the integrating the European countries into one currency, it became a disaster that has made these same integrating countries experience bankruptcy due to the depreciating rate of the Euro. Not only did the crisis escalate into financial debt and economic instability, it had also influenced as to how the European Union competes with the international ...

Secretary of Labor v. Cities Service Oil Co.and theOccupational Safety & Health Review Commission

Introduction

This appeals court case is about five individuals – four employed by Cities Service Oil Co. and one employed by an independent contractor – of whom four died as a result of inhalation of hydrogen sulfide, while cleaning so-called water knockout tanks belonging to the oil company and located on the Stoltenberg lease near Holyrood, Kansas.
The case came to the appeals court because the Secretary of Labor petitioned for review of the original decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission which had issued citations and ...

Introduction

Amidst increasing globalization of markets and industries, it is natural for custodians of free-market distortions, to scrutinize not just companies at home country, but also foreign ones. This is applicable to not only national regulators such Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Antitrust Division of Department of Justice (DOJ), but also to international regulators such as the European Commission. These regulators must supervise mergers and acquisitions at their home territory as well as in other jurisdictions. So, it is not unexpected when, those mergers, which, initially seems to be purely American in nature, have been subject to intensive inspection ...

This research paper attempts to analyze the work done by the European Union (EU) in the Energy Sector, through understanding of the Energy Policies formulated by it.
European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political alliance formed between 27 European countries; post World War – II repercussions, based on the understanding that economic co-operation and dependence among countries is vital to avoiding any kind of conflict between them. This dependence should manifest itself in the form of free trade relations that would ultimately promote economic collaboration and teamwork. Since then, some of the concrete steps taken by the EU ...

Federal marketing commission (FMC)

Federal marketing commission is an independent agency of the government that is entitle the duties of maintain and regulation the trade or marketing activities within the local business entities and the international organization. It ensures there is a free and fair ground for healthy competition between the organizations within a business set up. The organic statute of the agency states that the organizations involve in the business should follow the legal procedures of formation in order to legal operate their businesses. It thus advocates that all the organization should summit their registration documents to the commission for certification before ...

Introduction

The act amended sections of the homeland security Act of 2002 to include information sharing environment. It also amended sections of the intelligent reform and terrorism prevention act. The amendments were aimed at reviewing the definitions weapons of mass destruction, terrorism information, information sharing environment, and homeland security. It also formalized the recommendations based on the presidential information sharing guidelines. For instance, the development of fusion centers in urban areas and the development of a national network. In addition, the act require that DHS be established in states, local, and regional centers so as to create a partnership with ...

Background

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) remains as a Non-Governmental Organization(NGO) whose mandate lies that protecting consumers from business malpractices. OFT is responsible from cushioning consumers against anti-competitive or illicit business behavior (Office of Fair Trading 2012). The OFT extracts gets its powers from The Enterprise Act 2002 (Becket 2012). In addition, the OFT works concurrently with around 250 bodies to censure consumer rights are protected. In relation to The Competition Act 1998, ...

Health Reforms: Home Care Reforms in Canada

The Canadian health care system has undergone several reforms in the last decade. In 2001 the Prime Minister instituted “The commission on the future of healthcare in Canada,” commonly known as the Romanow Commission. The Romanow report recommended improvements in primary care, home care, catastrophic drug coverage, Aboriginal health among others. Expansion of home-based care services such as palliative care, post-acute patient management and mental healthcare featured prominently among the proposed home care reforms. Accords by ministers have also backed home care services and increased funding to this sector. This paper presents the Home Care reforms at the national ...

The Mandel Commission Report 2.00 am

The Mandal commission was absolutely unnecessary. The Mandal Commission report came in for nation-wide condemnation from one section of community, while is garnered support from the rest of the population. Parmanand Singh, in Mandal Report Will Only Perpetuate Stratification, in The Times of India, reports on the issues facing the V.P Singh government at the center, on the implementation of the Mandal commission. During his exhaustive report; tracing the history of caste system in India and the need for further reconciliation on reservations for other castes apart from Backward Castes (BCs) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Parmanand Singh ...

Inappropriate Behavior

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Inappropriate Behavior

Harassment proscribed under law includes ‘unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature’ (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.a.).
Marwan’s actions against his co-worker involved an unwelcome sexual advance. Title VII of the US Civil Rights Act prohibits Marwan’s conduct with his fellow worker.

Applicability to Park Guests

According to the US Equal Opportunity Commission, the culpability of being tried under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 for sexual harassment is extended to the victim’s supervisor, a different supervisor in the firm, a ...

Background research: author, audience, occasion, genre, date

The Great commission lies in the book of Mathew chapter 28 verses 18-20. Mathew as the author of this book has described that it is the command for disciples to teach peach his commands. Mathew puts more emphasis on the fact that people should be the commands of Christ. He therefore emphasized on the fact that disciples were commanded to create other disciples. Apart from creating other disciples the author also emphasized on evangelism. The main theme is to spread the gospel to non-believers in order to impart the virtues of Christ on them.
The audience of the great ...

THE PROCEDURE FOR BRINGING A CLAIM UNDER THE CONVENTION

Chapter III of the ICSID convention, regulations and rules covers conciliation (World Bank Group, 2006). Section 1 to 3 of this chapter specifies the process of conciliation from the request, formation of the conciliation commission and the eventual conciliatory proceedings. Section 6 deals with the recognition and enforcement of an award.

Conciliation

According to this chapter, MTP Petroleum shall lodge an official request in writing to the Secretary General of ICSID. The Secretary General shall copy the same letter to the other party to inform them of the impending process (Reed, Paulsson, Blackaby, 2010). The request shall include the issues ...

The real estate industry is a critical part of any economy, and the performance of the real estate market usually gives a glimpse on the performance of the economy as a whole. In the real estate industry, there are many players, ranging from huge commercial banks which provide financing for purchases of homes and properties to the real estate agents who are involved in the process of finding suitable buyers for the properties which are offered for sale. The relationship between sellers of properties and real estate agents is an essential one that thrives on mutual benefit from the ...

1. Describe at least three stakeholders in the Joint Commission process. (100 words)
Since the Joint Commission process aims at evaluating health and administrative indicators in different health centers for improving health quality, stakeholders like clinical professionals, hospitals, and consumers are taken into account. On one hand, clinical professionals and hospitals provide information and allow supervision, while at the same time receive feedback from the Joint Commission process in order to improve (The Joint Commission, 2011). On the other hand, consumers also contribute by providing their point of view on the matter, and will potentially receive a better service ...

On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was murdered, he was struck by two bullets from the assassin, one on the back side of his head and one on the throat. The shots took away the breath of President Kenney after a short period. By that time, he was in an open-topped limousine with his First lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who sat beside him. The limo also carried Governor John Connally along with his wife. It was a 10-mile motorcade in Dallas, through the downtown streets. Near Texas School Book Depository Building around 12:30 p.m. there was ricocheting of ...

Introduction

American electoral system witnessed a ruthless test in the American presidential election that took place in the year 2000. It was a rare political Ordeal and Supreme Court intervened into the contemporary circumstance. American electoral system required a change due to such situation and the American policy makers decided to improve the current electoral process. Numerous electoral reforms are introduced in the electoral system since 2000, and a number of other reforms are waiting to be introduced in the future according to the changing circumstances. This paper intends to discuss the American electoral system and further discusses the reforms ...

European Union Law on Free Movement of Goods, Customs Duties, and Internal Taxation

Qstn 1: An Italian measure banning the import of sheep from Germany and Austria where there have recently been outbreaks of the highly contagious Mutton Flu, a disease which could potentially be transmitted from animals to humans.
Notably, the European Union boasts of its ability to react quickly to in response to disease outbreaks that may lead to further infection. As the world largest trade front, Pirker (2012) states that the Union has established measures that protect the nations’ livestock and humans from contracting diseases from export of animals and animal products. Measures include a harmonized surveillance among other ...

Patrick Murphy’s leadership style focused greatly on accountability; he wanted to make sure people were held responsible for their actions and those under them. (p. 33). When Murphy took over the police force, he “considered himself a reform agent,” deciding he needed to clean house to get rid of the ghosts that were rampant in Leary’s tenure as commissioner. Believing that there was too much splintering and division within the department, he sought to bring everyone back together and eliminate this sort of waste.

Murphy also took special effort to curb corruption any way he could; he ...

Fire safety engineering

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Abstract

The primary purpose of this research is to illustrate the best practices which need to be followed in order to minimize the risks of leakages and mishaps resulting from the leakages. As the demand of LNG is on constant rise, the need of the hour is to prevent the leakages which may result either from the technical glitch or lack of adherence to the standard processes to be followed as recommended by the best practices through industrial standard. It is known that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is not as harmful as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and ...

The Ham Commission

The Royal Commission was established in the year 1974 as a response to the strike staged by the Uranium miners in Elliot Lake. Owing to the increasing alarm regarding the prevalence of lung cancer and silicosis, the miners decided to express their heightened concern regarding the issue involving their health and safety conditions relative to their employment. The government appointed Dr. James M. Ham as the chairman of the commission, hence the commission was widely known as the Ham Commission. The committee was tasked to investigate the safety and health conditions in mines. In the year 1976, the Ham ...

Compare the significance for Canada of the Treaty of Washington, and the Alaska Boundary Dispute.

Introduction
The Treaty of Washington and the Alaska Boundary Dispute both were significant incidents in the history of Canada. Both share some amount of similarities. At the time when the Treaty of Washington was signed in 1871, the Dominion of Canada was newly formed but still it was under the imperial control of the British Empire. The Alaska Boundary Dispute also took place at the same time when the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, but all the foreign affairs of Canada were still controlled by the British Empire. The Treaty of Washington was signed on the basis ...

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In any healthcare facility, like hospital or clinic, there are some kinds of risks related to patients, hospital staff, or the whole organization working in the healthcare industry. Therefore, like in any kind of organization, here too, is the need of risk management. Risk management staff, and risk managers are responsible for the assessments of currently prevailing risks along with the development and implementation of the plan to minimize the risks within the industry. The idea is to investigate any possible risks associated with the health of patients, provide clear job responsibilities to ...

Introduction

Over years, engineers strive to construct structures that have conventional designs and are capable of fulfilling the designed jobs effectively and safely. Even with all these design factors adhered to, accidents and unexpected loads caused by things like earthquakes, explosions, tornados, moving machine impacts and many other things make a well constructed building suffer damages. Because of such unforeseen accidents and abnormal loads are capable of causing many damage and loss of lives, engineers should provide an effective structural integrity to structures. Structural integrity could be achieved through proper judgment and sharing of ideas and opinions on how to ...

Introduction

Employee’s incentive programs are responsible for rewarding employees who have done an exceptional job through reaching the company’s goals, attaining milestones or for a job well done. These kinds of programs are meant to reward valued employees. The schemes have proven to be a success I increasing the motivation of employees the performance of a company in general.(Sparks, 231-245) An incentive program is awesome ways to illustrate to employees that you care for their input whiles simultaneously improve the potential of a business.
The number of companies that include incentive programs in their system keep growing ...

An Incentive Plan

Introduction
An incentive plan can be described as a formal scheme that is used to encourage or promote the behavior or the actions of a specific group of people or an individual during a given period of time. These plans are mostly used by business managements in order to motivate the employees, retain customers and also to attract more sales. For incentive plan programs to be effective, all the aspects that influence behavior must first be identified which would include skills, motivation, an understanding of the goals, recognition, and also the ability of progress measurement.

Performance bonus

Performance bonus can be ...

1.0 Introduction
The current consumer regime in Australia came into effect on 1st January 2011. The sole aim of this thesis is to compare and contrast the present day consumer regime legislations and the pre-2011 ones. This is to ascertain whether the present day legislations are progressive or retrogressive. The Australian Consumer Law of 2011 (ACL) can be defined as “a national, state and territory law from 1 January 2011 and includes unfair contract terms legislation introduced on 1 July 2010’. Under this legislation, all consumers have the same entitlements and all businesses too have the same responsibilities and ...

Counter-Terrorism and Security Powers in the UK

Abstract
This report is based on four submissions as below:
Liberty (Robinson, 2010) submitted an 11-page document which refers to previous government approaches to this subject and expresses a number of serious concerns, most particularly that the current Prevent approach will cause isolation and disillusionment of many UK Muslims.
Amnesty International’s 19-page submission (2010) finds a number of areas of concern regarding human rights erosions and lists several recommendations that the government could adopt to improve / correct the situation.
In his 16-page document that was presented to Parliament in January 2011, Lord Macdonald (2011) ...

Improving patient safety

A myriad of studies have identified lack of teamwork and communication breakdowns within the process of care provision as the major causes of critical/sentinel incidents and even loss of life that is otherwise preventable. A meta-analytic review of 11 such studies established that of the 2,677 critical incidents reported in the various studies, 49% had occurred due to poor non-technical skills; 20% of these were attributed to poor communication and teamwork. Lack of communication regarding initiation of new therapies and failure to effectively communicate a patient’s priorities to other members of ...

In September 11 2001, America was under attack. The citizens were horrified and worried about their safety as a nation. The Homeland Security Council was also created to work hand in hand with the National Security Council. Congress also approved formation of the Department of Homeland Security .
It was also important to investigate what prudent steps can be taken to minimize America’s exposure to such terror attacks. National funds had to be invested heavily to make the plan successful. It was also of great importance to review the missed steps in averting such risks. In late 2002, through ...

The Big Picture refers to the comprehensive plan for the future of the East Lansing Community. The document has identified conditions of each region of the city, goals, actions and objectives that will help in shaping the future and planning challenges that the city faces. The discussion of the city’s vision for the future started in 2002. A group of volunteers who are dedicated have worked on the analysis of data, projections, trends, and comments of the public. It has also provided strategies for realizing future goals intended to help in development, investment, and redevelopment in the city ...

International Economic Policy-Making of the EU and the US

Foreign economic policy-making varies between regions given the size of their economy and the nature of their foreign policy mechanism in the international arena. Policies would take into consideration political interests and economic competence in the globe, while it can easily blend with domestic policy. In the case of the European Union, the Union represents its member countries in creating foreign policies that would not just cover their international policies but also their domestic policies: may it be for political or economic reasons. Unlike the United States, which only has to represent one state in the international market, the ...

Introduction

Sexually explicit materials are common despite their negative impacts on the society especially in people with psychological problems and adolescent. One of the negative impacts of sexual explicit communication is that the people who view, read, or listen to the materials become law offenders. The federal government in attempts to protect the society has set some standards to regulate explicit communication (Federal Communications Commission, 2011). The laws protect the public from extra exposure to explicit materials which may derive them of their values and morals. The standards also protect the citizens from becoming oversexed as a ...

Federal Trade Commission V. Morton Salt Co. 334 U.S. 37 (1948)

Question One: Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Cocase is a US antitrust landmark case. The respondent, a salt manufacturer, sold one of its brands on a standard discount system under which only few large-scale firms qualified. The Commission then issued a cease and desist order against the respondents herein having found them liable in price discrimination contrary to section 2 of the Clayton Act as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act. The respondent petitioned to the Circuit court of Appeal which quashed the Commission’s decision. Thereafter, the Commission ...

Introduction

For the purpose of analyzing the governance structure of a business in New Zealand, Mighty River Power has been chosen. Mighty River Power is a New-Zealand headquartered electricity generation company, which was formed in the year 1999 after splitting from the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. On May 2013, the firm was partially privatized by the government, with the government retaining 51.78% stake and the remaining 48.22% of the stake held by private investors. They generate electricity in a number of ways; which also includes hydroelectric power and geothermal plants located in various parts of the country. They are ...

Pressure Ulcers

According to Frankel & Benett (2000), a hospital acquired condition (HAC) is a detrimental condition or situation that influence a patient, which occur during a reside in a medical facility or hospital. A pressure ulcer refers to area of contained damage to the underlying tissues and skin, which is caused by shear, friction and pressure and or a mixture of these. The vital determinants of pressure ulcer growth are the duration and intensity of pressure and the lenience for pressure of the outer skin as well as it is underneath structures.
Pressure ulcers are avoidable or preventable with high-quality essential ...

Introduction

The Canadian health care system has undergone several reforms in the last decade. In 2001 the Prime Minister instituted “The commission on the future of healthcare in Canada”, commonly known as the Romanow Commission. The Romanow report recommended improvements in primary care, home care, catastrophic drug coverage, Aboriginal health among others. Expansion of home-based care services such as palliative care, post-acute patient management and mental healthcare featured prominently among the proposed home care reforms. Accords by ministers have also backed home care services and increased funding to this sector. This paper presents the Home Care reforms at the national ...

Business

European socio-economic model is an amalgamation of the wide-ranging welfare systems and powerfully politicized and institutionalized forms of the industrial relations (Grahl and Teague). It comprises of the social security, economic life, educational system and the methods for driving the formation of human capital and for creating and diffusing knowledge. There are several advantages as well as disadvantages of the European socio-economic model. Considering the advantages, the European model is not merely a social model; rather it influences employment, production, growth, objectives and goals of economic policy and the competitiveness (Aiginger and Guger). The European socio-economic model is a ...

Abstract

A series of four terrorist suicide attacks on September 11, 2001 used the highjacking for airplanes to crash into the Twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, and an attempt to impact in Washington, DC. The 9/11 Commission was created on November 27, 2002 at the request of President George W. Bush in direct response to the attack. The 9/11 Commission presented its report on July 22, 2004; it is officially called “the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The United States Department of Homeland Security was created in ...

Executive Summary

COSO, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations, has a mission to offer thought leadership and guidance by developing comprehensive guidance and frameworks on risk management for risks, fraud deterrence and internal control. This program is primarily designed to enhance organizational governance and performance as well as reducing the level of fraudulent actions and claims in organizations. This program has an aim and vision to be a renowned thought leader all over the world in all marketplaces. COSO, by design, is a voluntary organization in the private sector that is dedicated to the improvement of quality in financial reporting. It attains ...

Analysis on toy safety in regards to the recall of toys manufactured under Mattel Corporation in 2007

Introduction
The toy industry is a large industry which generates about $71 billion in the business market. The toy companies need to generate toys that are suitable for the children to play with and will not cause any hazards to the children. China and USA are in the worlds spotlight when it comes to the toy industry. About 60% of toy manufacturing happens in the China. A lot of companies manufacturing toys in the U.S. have established subsidiaries in China. Mattel Corporation is one of these companies. Mattel Inc. was started by Elliot Handler and Harold Matson at a ...

Introduction

The courts judicial review and constitutional interpretation has been a central rational objection for democracy. The regular judicial invalidation of policies passed by elected officials as a minimum brought up problems of democratic legitimacy. The rational objection, which has been brought up against a background over many years of the United States populist political argument, prompted the active use of the judicial power in constitutional interpretation give way to the decision of legislative and majorities. The courts power in striking down laws considered unconstitutional has been politically controversial throughout American history (Prakash, 2003). The judicial review power has become ...

Abstract

Germany has been a model economy for the Euro zone with its fiscal frugality which has maintained the country on an impressive growth while the other European countries were struggling with debt crisis. However, despite a favorable GDP growth and low unemployment, the country is facing challenges with high inflation. The current situation is a result of combination of both poor decision making and market sentiments in the region. In addition, the country’s greatest debt is in the hands of the financials and non financial corporations with each having 87% of the debt while government holds 83%. In ...

Introduction

Marshfield clinic is non-profit healthcare institution that has been operating for almost one hundred years in the US. The clinic was founded by the six doctors in 1916. The clinic is currently domiciled in Marshfield. The current paper related detailed Quality Management Plan (QMP) and the scope of QMP in Marshfield clinic. It also contains analysis of mission statement and compliance of the goals of Quality Management Plan with mission of the healthcare institution. A significant part of the paper relates principles of Quality Management Plan and reporting of Quality Management Plan activities.

Mission Statement

Mission of Marshfield clinic is to ...

Quality Management in Healthcare

In order to measure productivity of any industry, it is important to take into cognizance the nature of the inputs and outputs. However, in measuring productivity, it is important to have and output indicator which can be quantified and which does not depend on the input measures. However, if an output measure depends on an input measure, then change in productivity cannot be ascertained (Mark, 1982). When taking this into cognizance, one would realize that measuring productivity in healthcare would not be as straight forward as quantifying the inputs and outputs.
Quality measurements are done for several reasons. Some ...

1. Introduction

This thesis shall evaluate how Franklin Roosevelt dealt with the Great Depression. The sole objective of the paper is to review the New Deal that Roosevelt engineered to rectify the mess that his predecessor Hoover had made of the economy. The thesis shall henceforth discuss several aspects of the New Deal and how it salvaged the American economy from sinking further. Franklin was the 32nd president of the United States of America. Roosevelt inherited a country that was dogged by the effects of the Great Depression. Roosevelt was first elected into office in the year 1932 and ...

Business

VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (VCTC) FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016
VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (VCTC) FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016

The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) or generally the commission was developed by the Senate Bill in 1880 under Chapter 1136 of the well known Public Utilities Code. It was developed in order to counter the defects of the previous body and for this case was identified as the major successor agency to the previous that existed Ventura County Association of Governments (VCAG). The body was succeeded under the conditions of assuming all the overlying assets and liabilities that were overlying. The organization ...

Executive Summary

HWNS is a service provider for members of the physically challenged community with disabilities. The HWNS facilities are located in ACT, Queensland and NSW. These facilities supply a diverse scope of services and supports to a population of three thousand physically challenged people who possess disabilities. . One years and three months ago, in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance System initiated pilot programs and continued expansion with the pilot program until July 2014. The comprehensive implementation of the plan will not be in effect for another four years. This initiative is a primary social reform that is intended to ...

Value Based Purchasing – Surgical Site Infection

Abstract
Value based purchasing is fast becoming popular among the US medical service providers. As value based purchasing provides incentives for better quality delivery, it seems that in the long run, the overall quality of service will go up. The majority of this improvement will happen in the areas of preventive measures. Hospital acquired condition is something that can be significantly reduced by the implementation of the benchmark preventive measure system. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the major contributors to HAC, accounting for a substantial number of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of death cases, and billions of ...

1. - Discuss how administrative agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) take action in order to be effective in preventing high-risk gambles in securities / banking, a foundation of the economy.
SEC plays a significant role in shielding the United States investors from likely loss of income. This takes place through maintenance of fair and orderly practices that encourage capital markets. The commission mandates every business to reveal meaningful information about the sold securities in order to ensure that decisions made by investors are well versed. Another significant role of ...

The Eurozone crisis began as early as 2005. The problems were mostly related to internal economic problems mainly low productivity. The crisis took a plunge in 2008 as many financial institutions in the US—like Lehmann Brothers—collapsed. Many governments and banks lost their investments in these institutions. In turn, these governments and banks began to fail in paying for their own loans. Because they were unable to pay their debt, they could not find any source of funding so entire economies.
The economic crisis was not solely the result purely of the collapse of financial institutions. Some economies— ...

Introduction:

Core measures refer to a set of quality performance measures that are meant to improve quality in hospitals (The Joint Commission). Hospitals have been required to address these core measures over the past 15 years. These measures are very much applied today to level hospital clinical performance, while at the same time encouraging improvement. Core measure results are also posted on websites so as to ease comparison by customers interested in shopping for certain hospital services (The Joint Commission).
Psychiatric Hospitals are expected to yield data on the Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) core measure (The Joint Commission). These ...

Introduction

As a result of globalization and increased capacity of many organizations, there is much diversity in the work place where people from different educational backgrounds, race, age groups, abilities, genders, among others work together with common objectives in one organization. Employers are therefore required to create a working environment that is free from any form of discrimination and based on equality (Siddiquee & Faroqi, 2010).1 Employers can demonstrate this principle by ensuring that all people can access development opportunities in their organization irrespective of their differences in backgrounds and giving disabled or disadvantaged people an equal chance to ...

The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) defined Sustainable Development as “the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” But Sustainable Development is more complex than this simplified definition. Sustainable Development has many issues concerning it such as development of underdeveloped nations, climate change, environmental damage, environmental regulation, addressing the problem of world poverty, population control, sustainable tourism, ecosphere preservation, urbanization, and conservation of earth’s resources. Sustainable Development is truly a challenge that is global in nature as it concerns the earth’ ...