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Dawn Lipthrott, LCSW
Ethical Health Partnerships
1177 Louisiana Ave. #212
Winter Park, FL 32789
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Ethical
Challenges and Invitations:
One of the goals of this
website is to issue challenges to co-create ethical health partnership
which would result in a healthcare system in which ALL parties
take responsibility for safety, quality care, respect and an
ethical network of relationships. I firmly believe that a commitment
to ethical health partnership is essential for any significant
reform and renewal to take place. If we were to make that commitment,
patient safety and health would be paramount, the well-being
of our physicians and other healthcare professionals would be
honored, costs would be reduced, more people could afford adequate
insurance, patients would be more educated and empowered to be
true partners in their healthcare, and the core relationship
of doctor and patient would be strengthened. The system would
become more responsible and at the same time more collaborative
and focused on the purpose of the system, quality health care
for all.
Each profession, each specialty
within the healthcare professions, insurance companies, network
management companies, pharmaceutical companies, government, the
legal profession, hospitals, medical boards, medical office staff,
patients themselves and all others who impact and are therefore,
part of the healthcare system would take charge of their own
part of both the problem and the solutions. Each group knows
at some level what they should be doing differently. People and
groups lose hope because each sees themselves as victims of someone
else. Taking responsibility for one's own contribution empowers
more effective and lasting transformation.
From this site and through correspondence
with different groups, I will issue ethical health partnership
challenges to each group or industry that is part of the system.
My hope is that each group will either take the challenge as
is, or refine it to challenge themselves even more.
Transparency and Collaboration:
Part of each challenge will encourage the group and/or individuals
to post the challenges on their websites, to create ways for
members of that group, patients and others, to give suggestions,
and to post their progress, difficulties and creative solutions,
on the website. I believe that this openess will encourage the
best creative thinking, promote accountability, and inspire others.
It will also help restore confidence in the system by patients,
physicians, and the public at large.
Help me Flood the Healthcare
System with these Challenges:
One letter from me, may or
may not encourage groups to challenge themselves. YOU can help
by sending the appropriate ethical challenges and invitations
to YOUR insurance companies and regulatory boards, to YOUR legislators,
to YOUR state medical associations, to YOUR state bar association,
and all those people and organizations that are part of the healthcare
world where YOU live. AND, you can help create the flood, one
letter and one person at a time, by forwarding information about
this website or the challenges to everyone you know and encouraging
them to join you. Whether you are patient, physician, secretary,
administrator, reporter, legislator or anyone else, YOU can help
make a difference. Do it NOW!
Click on the following links
for ethical challenges/invitations:
* Government (State and Local)
* Insurance and Network Management
Companies
* Legal Profession
* Media
* Medical office staff
* Medical schools
* Medical supply
* Nurses
* Other healthcare professionals
* Patients
* Pharmaceutical companies
* Physicians
* Regulatory Boards (Insurance)
* Regulatory Boards (Physician and healthcare professional)
TAKE ACTION! JOIN US IN ISSUING THE
CALL TO ETHICAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS!
As always, I welcome
your constructive comments and suggestions about the material
on this website and how we can all be most effective in co-creating
the kind of healthcare system we all want. E-mail me at ideas@ethicalhealthpartnerships.org
© Dawn Lipthrott,
Ethical Health Partnerships, 2004 www.ethicalhealthpartnerships.org
(May be copied and distributed
as long as this identifying information is retained on copies.)
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