Pursuing Professional Accountability

Pursuing professional accountability: an evidence-based approach to addressing residents with behavioral problems.

OBJECTIVE To develop an evidence-based approach to the identification, prevention, and management of surgical residents with behavioral problems. DESIGN The American College of Surgeons and Southern Illinois University Department of Surgery hosted a 1-day think tank to develop strategies for early identification of problem residents and appropriate interventions. Participants read a selection...

Need for Professional Accountability

Being at the doorstep of the 21st century it is imperative to take stock of prevailing psychiatric practices so that the profession is adequately prepared to face the challanges ahead. Psychiatry has advanced rapidly during the last few decades and today our armamentarium includes an array of effective pharmacological and psychological methods to modify behaviour. Since more powerful the tool g...

Professional accountability for diabetes care in Taiwan.

This study examined the performance of diabetes care measures in Taiwan and evaluated the influencing factors for professional accountability. We analyzed the year 2001 claims data from National Health Insurance (NHI) program in Taipei Branch. Professional accountability for diabetes care was measured by the adherence for laboratory monitor, either from patient- or hospital-viewpoint. Identifyi...

Professional accountability in a changing world.

Forecasting the Accountability at CPAs based on Professional Ethics

Background: The root of many of the behaviors and activities of people are of character, ‎ethics and ethically values. The aim of this study is forecasting the accountability at CPAs ‎based on professional ethics. Nowadays, morality is the real need of all businesses and ‎professional organizations that this need felt for a double in accounting. Also, ‎responsiveness refers to the moral obligat...