If this is not inept phrasing, I do not know what is!!

> "Duty to report truthfully and fully to the health care system"

The whole blasted system, mind you!!! Later, it also says that we  
have a responsibility to exercise independent professional judgement.  
How can we do this when we are living in fear of

"improperly withholds material information, thereby causing serious
> or potentially serious injury to a person, or causing a significant or
> potentially significant adverse effect on the delivery of health care
> services.""

I am wondering how we managed to have more burden placed upon us than  
we have ever had the authority to justify? Really, I would at least  
like the authority and true freedom to exercise "independent  
professional judgement" that would justify the consequences I face.  
Who would want to dare to exercise any kind of independent judgement  
based upon this document? I am utterly appalled at the control and  
lack of respect for privacy and dignity inherent in every document  
that comes from the IBLCE. Every action on their part is meant to  
assure the medical community that we have no freedom to provide any  
care or information that might make them look inept. The thing is,  
this is no more respectful of doctors or other HCPs than it is of us  
or our clients. Pandering serves no one, not ever.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Disgusted, once again



On Jan 9, 2007, at 12:05 AM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:

>
> http://www.iblce.org/old/documents/ 
> DisciplineProceduresEffective01-01-07.pdf
>
>
> I would like to start a discussion on the new discipline procedures
> document regarding reporting to health care providers. There several
> things listed as the IBCLCs duty and one is:
> "Duty to report truthfully and fully to the health care system" (but
> this is vague and doesn't say exactly how).
>
> Later, the document mentions sanctions and among them are sanctions  
> for
> an IBCLC that:
> "a. with the intent to deceive the health care system, knowingly makes
> a false statement or submits a false document; or
> b. improperly withholds material information, thereby causing serious
> or potentially serious injury to a person, or causing a significant or
> potentially significant adverse effect on the delivery of health care
> services."
>
> Has anyone else read this document and what do you think?



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