A true commitment to non-maleficence, "first, do no harm," requires more than an ideological commitment, according to a post from The Joint Commission Physician Blog, written by Paul M. Schyve, MD, a senior advisor with The Joint Commission.
"[Because a commitment is not sufficient,] if physicians want to fulfill their ethical obligations to their patients to do no harm, they must invest not only in their own professional competence and commitment, but also in the function of their clinical teams and in the design and operation of the systems and processes in which the teams operate," writes Dr. Schyve.
To read the full post and to learn more about how to invest in teams to commit to doing no harm, visit the Physician Blog.
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"[Because a commitment is not sufficient,] if physicians want to fulfill their ethical obligations to their patients to do no harm, they must invest not only in their own professional competence and commitment, but also in the function of their clinical teams and in the design and operation of the systems and processes in which the teams operate," writes Dr. Schyve.
To read the full post and to learn more about how to invest in teams to commit to doing no harm, visit the Physician Blog.
More articles on accreditation:
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4 "W" guide to credentialing
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