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...

Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the voice outcomes before and after the administration of voice therapy in patients who suffered an injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve after undergoing thyroidectomy. Methods: The sample consisted of 26 patients (2 males and 24 females) aged between 18 and 80 years (m=55±12) who experienced injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve fol...

Numerous nations implement Student Perception Surveys (SPS) in their schools to assess teaching for student learning improvement. However, research suggests no significant change teachers’ practices following such voice-based assessment initiatives, noting struggle act upon it. Utilizing the pyramid of voice as a key framework, we investigate how Participatory Action Research (PAR)-based profes...

background : a head and neck (h&n;) cancer severely affect the voice and compromises the patient’s vocal independence. the present study proposed to investigate the difference in the three vital components of voice the pitch, jitter and shimmer in h&n; cancer patients and compared it with age matched healthy volunteers. methods : the voice parameters were ascertained in the freshly diagnosed h&...

in their valuable discussion of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations, mannion and davies highlight the importance of organisational culture in influencing whether people raise concerns, and whether these concerns are listened to and acted upon. the role of leadership in shaping organisational culture is well-established1 and in this commentary, we will examine the influence of leaders in ...

BACKGROUND Barriers to expanding access to medicines include weak pharmaceutical sector governance, lack of transparency and accountability, inadequate attention to social services on the political agenda, and financing challenges. Multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) may help overcome these barriers. Between 2008 and 2015, MeTA engaged stakeholders i...