By October 1, 2013, entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers, will be required to use ICD-10 for HIPAA-covered transactions that contain any diagnoses or hospital inpatient procedures.1 Although it is impossible to quantify the impact at this time because of too many variables...

always, accountability has been a key concept in public administration; but accountability in street-level bureaucracies where people have a daily contact with bureaucrats is of particular importance. the police are among these organizations which their accountability plays a pivotal role in obtaining public trust. the purpose of this study, which was carried out in the police stations of the s...

the educational system is one of the important trends in every society in order to develop and promote individuals’ entrepreneurial skills. the purpose of this study is the contents of vocational training textbooks of middle school program based on the entrepreneurial components. the method of this study is descriptive with the content analysis type. the population includes the contents of thre...

introduction: good relationships between patients and doctors and other health professionals have long been seen as the bedrock of patient satisfaction. in addition to important health care outcomes, health systems must also meet the non-medical expectations of the community. this study aimed to survey the accountability and non-medical service provision in selected hospitals in isfahan methods...

one of the ways to manage human resources is performance management. with a systematic approach, this sort of management determines strategic goals, identifies indexes, collects, analyzes and reports data and ultimately improves the organization performance. performance management is a process that calls for the interaction of factors such as administrative goals, accountability standards and e...

this article engages with debates about the conceptualisation and practical challenges of patient and public involvement (ppi) in health and social care services. policy in this area in england has shifted numerous times but increasingly a consumerist discourse seems to override more democratic ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and public services. recent policy change in engla...