STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS. Resident/Fellow has received a copy of the Baptist Standards of Conduct and Ethics, has read them and agrees to abide by them as a condition of employment with Baptist. Resident/Fellow agrees to sign the acknowledgement contained in the back of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics and return it prior to beginning to perform under this Agreement. If Resident/Fellow becomes aware of any suspected violation of laws, regulations, or Baptist Standards of Conduct and Ethics during the term of this Agreement, Resident/Fellow agrees to report such to Baptist through Baptist’s Compliance Coordinator and/or Officer, the Baptist Helpline/Hotline, Baptist Corporate Compliance or Baptist Corporate Legal Counsel. Resident/Fellow agrees to routinely, but in no event less than quarterly, review the Standards of Conduct and Ethics to ensure familiarity with same.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS. 1. Patient Relationships: We are committed to providing a high quality of healthcare and services to our patients, their families, visitors and the community. We treat all patients with respect and dignity and provide care that is necessary and appropriate. Principles: * We will recognize the right of our patients to receive quality services provided by competent individuals in an efficient, cost effective and safe manner. * We will continually monitor the clinical quality of the services we provide and will endeavor to improve the quality of the services provided. * We will support every patient’s right to be free from all types of abuse, and will not tolerate patient abuse in any form. * We will apply our admission, treatment, transfer and discharge policies to all patients based upon identified patient needs and such policies will be consistent with all legal requirements applicable to Erlanger. * We will listen to our patients, families and visitors to understand any concerns or complaints and will involve patients in the decision-making process about their care. * We will provide treatment and medical services without discrimination based on race, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability. * We will remain sensitive to our position as a regional leader in tertiary and specialty care and research, and to our consequent obligation as a health care leader to all segments of our community. * We will implement policies and procedures to complete emergency assessments as required for all who request our emergency services. * We will fully and fairly evaluate requests to transfer patients to our care from our colleagues and providers in outlying areas, and will accept such transfers as clinically appropriate. * We will maintain licensure and credentialing standards to further the provision of clinical services by properly trained and experienced practitioners. * We will perform background checks of potential employees and consultants to verify credentials and to assess whether such individuals and entities have ever been excluded from participation in any of the federal health care programs, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs. * We will respect the privacy of our patients, and we will treat all patient information with confidentiality, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.
