PRINCIPLES FOR PARTNERSHIP           

As your healthcare provider I pledge to:                                       As a patient I pledge to:                                     

Include you as a member of the team                                                        Be an active member of my team

Treat you with respect, honesty and compassion                                        Treat you with respect & consideration                 

Include your family or advocate when you prefer                                        Learn all I can about my condition

Hold myself to the highest quality and safety standards                              Tell you if I have trouble reading 

Be responsive and timely with care and information                                   Ask questions when I do not understand

Help you to set goals for your healthcare and                                            Let you know if I have family, friends or
  treatment plans                                                                                     an advocate to help me with my care

Listen to you, answer your questions, and always                                      Give you the information that you need
  tell you the truth                                                                                     to treat me

Provide information to you in a way you can understand                             Tell  you what medications I'm taking          

Respect your right to your own medical information                                    Always tell you the truth

Respect your privacy and the privacy of your                                             Tell you if something about my health
  medical information                                                                                changes

Communicate openly about benefits and risks                                            Participate in decisions about  my care                  
with any treatments                                                                                  to the best of my ability

Provide you with information to help you make                                          Communicate any problems I                              
  decisions about your care and treatment options                                       have with the plan for my care

Work with you, and other partners who treat you,                                     Respect the commitment you have
  in the coordination of your care                                                                made to healthcare and healing


                                               adapted from the National Patient Safety Foundation's
                                                                  Universal Patient Compact