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accountability
[əkoun′təbil′itē]
accountability or responsibility for the moral and legal requirements of proper patient care.

accountability [ah-kown″tah-bil´ĭ-te]
responsibility for one's own actions; this is a principle of professional practice that is obligatory for health care providers.

accountability,
n an obligation to periodically disclose appropriate information in adequate detail and consistent form to all contractually involved parties.

accountability
A condition in which individuals who exercise power are constrained by external means and internal norms Medical ethics The extent to which a person is answerable to a higher authority


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