Dedicated to promoting patient safety and care by improving the health, well-being, and effectiveness of healthcare professionals.
Pu'ulu Lapa'au is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to assisting our healthcare provider colleagues in their journey of life and medicine.
Who We Serve
We serve ALL licensed healthcare professionals, including but not limited to:
We provide two options for positive intervention for those who may be struggling with personal, work or health-related problems:
Monitoring
Best for: potential impairment, licensure or employer compliance |
Conditions:
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Rigorous national guidelines |
Toxicology and worksite monitoring |
Formal reporting to employers/licensing boards |
Benefit of Monitoring
- Assures compliance with recovery plan to assure provider is safe to practice
- Provider is able to continue practicing with adherence to requirements
- Employers and licensing boards receive independent reports verifying safety to practice
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Supportive Case Management
Best for: prevention, early intervention |
Conditions:
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Up to 1 year of support at no charge |
Confidential coaching and referrals |
Voluntary, non-disciplinary |
Benefits of Supportive Case Management
- Early intervention, before disciplinary action might be considered or indicated
- Provider is able to continue practicing without rigorous monitoring requirements
- 100% confidential and free
The Model
We subscribe to the Physician Health Program Model, which has been endorsed by the American Medical Association. The essential elements of the model are:
Using this model, 90% of Pu'ulu Lapa'au's participants are licensed, working, and in recovery at the end of their monitoring agreements.
How we are supported
- We have contracts with various hospitals in the State and from organizations that recognize the value of our work. In exchange for funding, the hospitals are able to refer any of their professionals to us for an informal assessment, and when required, formal monitoring. Hospitals receive periodic compliance reports on the professionals they refer to us.
- In addition, Participants on full-term contracts are assessed a monitoring fee. A Participant on a short-term contract may be assessed a reduced fee, and in some cases, no fee. This fee is imposed to assure the Participant has a tangible investment in their own success.
- As a non-profit organization with 501-c(3) status, we are able to receive donations from those who support our work.