advice regarding care and performance. • Identification and dissemination of good practices associated with better outcomes. 2. How were benchmark standards established? In 1993‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) conducted the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS)‚ with the aim of developing and validating risk-adjustment models for the prediction of surgical outcome and the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care among multiple facilities. On the basis of data
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National Security: How Working Without Warrants Puts Us At Risk Samantha Schmidt English 112-L04 April 19‚ 2012 National Security: How Working Without Warrants Puts Us at Risk After 9/11‚ the whole country was sent into a tailspin. The fact that the United States‚ one of the most powerful countries worldwide‚ had suffered such a blow was mind blowing. The people were terrified. So too insure that a tragedy of that magnitude never happened again
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SECURITIZATION OF NATIONAL INTERESTS In the decades following the end of the cold war‚ the field of security studies has seen new ways of thinking about international security. Dominant paradigms have been challenged by academics unsatisfied with existing concepts‚ looking to explain security in a transformed and globalized world. Primarily‚ they sought to move security studies beyond theories that recognized only military threats as challenges to State security. One leading approach to conceptualizing
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission is “to care for him who shall have borne the battle‚ and for his widow‚ and his orphan” (Abraham Lincoln) by assisting and honoring the United States Veterans (VA‚ 2015). The strategic planning areas mentioned in the book; the mission; vision; values; grand strategic objectives‚ specific organization‚ benchmarks‚ metrics‚ targets‚ goals and others are similar to the VA strategic planning. Because of the unique mission of the VA‚ some will not be adaptable
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National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic‚ diplomacy‚ power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II. Initially focusing on military might‚ it now encompasses a broad range of facets‚ all of which impinge on the non military or economic security of the nation and the values espoused by the national society. Accordingly‚ in order to possess national security‚ a nation
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Cody Zoork English 102 02/06/2013 Argument paper Mandatory National Service Conscription is the mandatory enlistment of individuals in service‚ usually military or civil. The modern implementation of a national conscription dates back to the French Revolution of 1790. While many countries have done away with this antiquated system‚ some have made adaptation s to it and still practice some form of it in their military operations. Mandatory civil service in the army usually begins at
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NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY PRINCIPLES OF NATIONAL SECURITY 11/3/2013 PRINCIPICLES OF NATIONAL SECURITY The National Security Strategy of the Republic of South Africa is a system of state policy aimed to guarantee state‚ public‚ and individual security‚ sustainable development and the maintenance of the South African identity. It is implemented through the development and execution of a unified state policy based on an all-inclusive system of democratic values for all spheres
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Dion Flowers 09/25/10 Comp II Prof. Cantor Globalization/ National Security It’s a small world‚ literally! With the steady improvement of high speed technology‚ immigrants are headed for the United States borders. Something must be done‚ is homeland security the answer? If security is increased along national borders migration might be slowed. For example‚ with just the click of a button someone’s complete identity can be on a screen. Why not with the power of technology that’s in place
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National Income is defined as the sum total of all the goods and services produced in a country‚ in a particular period of time. Normally this period consists of one year duration‚ as a year is neither too short nor long a period. National product is usually used synonymous with National income. Concepts of National Income There are different concepts of National Income‚ namely; GNP‚ GDP‚ NNP‚ Personal Income and Disposable Income. Gross National Product (GNP) GNP at market price is sum total of
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CHAPTER-1 ESSENTIALS OF AFFAIR OF STATE When we talk about practicality of sec. 123 a very logical query arises‚ when the court finds that the document in question relates to any affair of State‚ it will then be for the departmental head to decide whether disclosure of its contents would be against public interest and his decision on the point is conducive. If on the other hand the court holds that the document does not relate to any affairs of State‚ no question of privilege can arise- 1)
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