An Arizona cardiac surgery practice agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a $100,000 settlement following an investigation of potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. The practice poste clinical and surgical appointments for its patients on an Internet-based calendar that was publicly accessible, which drew complaints for failing to protect health information of consumers. HIPAA rules are an example ________ forces in the marketing environment.
A. social
B. ecological
C. economic
D. regulatory
E. technological
Answer: D
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A) utilitarianism B) individualism C) the justice approach D) the rights approach
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a. establishing useful lives for assets that exceed their true expected lives. b. allocating too much cost in as basket purchase of land and building to the building account. c. establishing salvage values for assets that fall below the asset's true estimated salvage value. d. All of the choices are methods of under-reporting depreciation expense.
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a. planning b. innovation c. technology d. efficiency
Dispersed approaches to corporate entrepreneurship are often found in organizations with a strong spirit of entrepreneurship.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)