In NYS, the use of technology to obtain information that may be protected by the attorney-client privilege, would violate the letter and spirit of these Disciplinary Rules. 2. Must the recipient notify sender if metadata is found? “An attorney who receives a communication and is privy to its contents must take reasonable steps to prevent any further disclosure” (www.americanbar.com) NO The Committee held that "in light of the strong public policy in favor of preserving confidentiality as the foundation of the lawyer-client relationship, use of technology to surreptitiously obtain information that may
There are several key actors who can affect the future of RU-486 in the US. President Reagan and his administration, Commissioner Young, and pro-life interest groups do not want RU-486 to be distributed in the US. Pro-choice groups, Roussel and other pharmaceutical companies want RU-486 to be present in the US market. In the long term, the Republican administration and its pro-life allies will want to solidify the FDA’s position on RU-486 making it difficult for opponents to infiltrate the agency’s bureaucratic structure and allow possible approval of the drug. Opponents will want to keep the FDA structure more open, hoping to gain an opportunity for policy change with a shift in political
Policies are arising in several directions to prevent the intentional, or unintentional, slip of information. Each facility should adapt their own personal rules and regulations regarding the issue of social media and patient privacy. In a law suit regarding a potential violation of the HIPAA, The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. agreed to a substantial fine to the U.S. government (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011). This type of fine sets the example that a violation of patient’s privacy and rights is strictly prohibited. Within social media, a disgruntled employee may also use the sites to damage confidential information regarding a patient.
Reciprocity is the mutual trust and obligation between researcher and subject. This means that the researcher needed their subject to gain the information and the investigator is obliged not to use the information in an inappropriate manner. Shield law is a law that was put in place to protect writers from having to disclose information from their source. It is government immunity from prosecution. It also restricts or prohibits the use of certain evidence in sexual offense cases.
2). Not only that but the Amendment could prevent the state from giving committed couples rights to order their relationship, including threatening basic hospital visitation if their partners is incapacitated (Ferretti, 2012, p. 2) as well as determining the deposition of their deceased partners remains, and make medical and financial decisions for one another (Ferretti, 2012, p. 2). Not only that but the amendment one could invalidate trusts, wills, and end of life directives that give decision making power to unmarried couples (Ferretti, 2012, p. 2). Furthermore interfere with child custody and visitation rights that seek to protect the best interest of children (Eichner et al., 2011, p. 1). Two principles by North Carolina custody law could be affected by the amendment (Eichner et al., 2011, p. 22) one being under current law, the fact of a parent’s non marital relation, whether same gender or opposite gender is not an appropriate factor for consideration by courts apart from the harm to the child it might create (Eichner et al., 2011, p. 22).
Since the Criminal Code is a strictly federal jurisdiction to limit its control would deter its ability to govern as a whole. The Controlled Drugs and Substance Act was put in place for the protection of society and human health. It would be detrimental to take away from its crucial role in protecting Canadian Citizens. “The doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity has been applied to circumscribed areas of activity referred to in the cases as undertakings...It has never been applied to a broad and amorphous area of jurisdiction.” It is recognized that applying the doctrine of Interjurisdictional immunity would be unpresident and would open debate of the withstand ability of the Controlled Drug and Substance Act in future cases. In addition “the doctrine is in tension with the emergent practice of cooperative federalism” .
Factors Associated with Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 34(11), 1146. doi:10.1086/673465 | Background Information | The stated purpose of the article was to identify factors associated with hand hygiene conformity. As stated by Kowitt (2013) hand hygiene is considered the most important measure in preventing hospital-acquired infections which in 2004 related to about 99,000 deaths, affecting 1.7 million patients with a cost of $6.5 billion to the healthcare system. In the abstract, it is stated that these factors were tracked over four years and involved over 161,526 observations of hand hygiene compliance. This initiative was to see if factors are reliable in increasing compliance rates among all categories of hospital workers.
UNIT 4222-609 OUTCOME 1 1.1 Identify the legislation which relates to substance use and describe the difference between legal and illegal drugs The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 This act is intended to prevent the non-medical use of certain drugs. For this reason it controls not just medicinal drugs (which will also be in the Medicines Act) but also drugs with no current medical uses. Offences under this Act overwhelmingly involve the general public, and even when the same drug and a similar offence are involved, penalties are far tougher. Drugs subject to this Act are known as 'controlled' drugs. The law defines a series of offences, including unlawful supply, intent to supply, import or export (all these are collectively known as 'trafficking' offences), and unlawful production.
Any arrests outside of the state would not be included as the date of failure. An additional limitation of the study is that it is possible that the relationship between drug treatment and reduced recidivism is due to unmeasured and unknown variables predicting both. The final limitation is that the research does not differentiate between in-program recidivism and post-program recidivism. Be able to differentiate between the two is necessary because of the probability that subjects behave differently when being directly supervised by the court. Despite the limitations found in the BCDTC, the findings of the research proved that subjects who participated in the DTC were less likely to be rearrested than the control group.
An example is when the Miranda Doctrine is not observed upon arresting, the right of self-incrimination may be invoked so as for the evidences against the defense be inadmissible. In order for the Miranda Doctrine to be validly executed, such must be stated in the presence of the counsel for the defense. Such doctrine may be waived, but must be made with utmost knowledge of its consequences (Israel et al, 1993). Although both Fifth and Sixth Amendments embody significant rights for the citizens, it still has differences, one of which is that pertaining to the inquiries pertaining to the case is not allowed in the Fifth Amendment. The Sixth amendment protects the accused upon the case against him.