Should Social Security numbers be replaced by modern, more secure identifiers?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Should Social Security numbers be replaced by modern, more secure identifiers?
S ocial Security numbers (SSNs) were originally developed as unique identifiers well before recent times when sophisticated methods of using and combining data files became available. Although the main legislated uses of SSNs are by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SSNs have become ubiquitous as identifiers in both credit files and even healthrela...
متن کاملShould intravenous catheters be replaced routinely?
1036 www.thelancet.com Vol 380 September 22, 2012 Currently the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that peripheral catheters do not need to be replaced more frequently than every 72–96 h to reduce the risk of infection and phlebitis in adults. Although results from some observational studies have shown that the risk of phlebitis rises with increasing catheter dwell time, ...
متن کاملShould the ascending aorta be replaced more frequently in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease?
OBJECTIVE The optimal diameter at which replacement of the ascending aorta should be performed in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease is not known. METHODS We reviewed all patients with bicuspid aortic valves undergoing aortic valve replacement at our institution from 1979 through 1993 (n = 201). Patients undergoing concomitant replacement of the ascending aorta were excluded. RESUL...
متن کاملShould Doctors Be More Careful with Social Media?
ing blur in the boundaries that constitute the physician-patient relationship. Patients are an inherently vulnerable and dependant group and respect must be given to this situation. It is clearly ethically inexcusable to violate this relationship for personal gain over the well-being of the patient; either in the real, or virtual worlds. However, at what point does interaction between a patient...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905722106