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Executive Board

Code of Ethics for Healthcare Quality Professionals

Bylaws of Healthcare Quality Professionals of New Jersey

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Executive Board

Member Office Telephone
Janet Crockett President

732.985.7581

Barbara Sanguiliano Past President 732.235.8151
Lois Dornan VP / Membership Chair 732.418.8329
Suzanne Ciricillo Treasurer 908.522.2024
Pat Frammigen Recording Secretary 908.352.8764
Dorothy Grandjean Smith Corresponding Sec. 732.321.7506
Carol Struck-Smith Registrar 732.321.7000 ext 61043
Maribeth Robbiani Northern Area Rep. 908.994.5336
Marie Mead Central Area Rep. 732.264.5800
Rita Zenna Southern Area Rep. 609.893.6611 ext 5729
Pat Stack Nominating Committee Chair 973.300.0911
Lynn Goldenberg Bennett Nominating Committee 732.321.7506
Sonia Lambdin Nominating Committee 732.321.7506
Lynda Mansfield Member-at-Large 732.324.5196

Code of Ethics

Healthcare Quality Professionals recognize personal accountability and moral obligation to all customers served: clients, employees, employers, physicians, organizations, and the public. Healthcare Quality Professionals are committed to maintaining the integrity of the practice of quality and performance improvement. The key elements defining the standards of conduct for the Healthcare Quality Professional are: commitment, confidentiality, and relationships.

The Healthcare Quality Professional agrees to uphold and promote the dignity of the profession and is committed to:

* Practicing the profession with honesty, integrity, and accountability

* Maintaining the level of competency as outlined in the Standards of Practice for Healthcare Quality Professionals

* Seeking the trust and confidence of all customers

* Supporting the Standards of Practice for Healthcare Quality Professionals

* Respecting all laws, and avoiding involvement in any false, fraudulent, or deceptive activity

* Promoting the right of privacy for all individuals and protecting the maintenance of confidential information to the fullest extent permitted by law

* Using expertise to inform employers or clients of possible positive and negative outcomes of management decisions in an effort to facilitate informed decision making

* Giving credit for the work of others to whom it is due

* Aiding the professional development and advancement of colleagues

* Using the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) designation only after passing the written examination and adhering to standards established by the Healthcare Quality Certification Board (HQCB), and continuing to maintain those standards through the recertification process.

* Maintaining membership in professional organizations as a means of promoting quality and professional growth, avoiding the use of such membership for the sole purpose of solicitation of business or for personal financial gain