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Subject: Scope of the Project
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redhatman
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03/26/2007 12:35 PM Alert 
Here's my query. For a long time I've been involved in dealing with pregnancy loss as a volunteer bereavement counselor. I've been disappointed by the inability of most hospitals to leverage parents who have experienced loss, dealt with their grief and have become willing to support other parents. Because hospitals have done such a poor job, parents have been de facto forced to use the internet as their primary support, outside family and friends. However, my experience suggests that face-to-face interaction with a survivor can lead to more healthly grieving and healing. Yet, hospitals claim to be interested in the total health of their clients. And, furthermore, they are well aware that proactive programs to deal with families of patients who have died while in the hospital's care leads to better perceptions of the hospital and reduced medical malpractice claims.

Is this issue deserving of attention in this book? My sense is that there are many issues related to business ethics that need fuller treatment than initially covered in the proposed chapters.
barry
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03/26/2007 5:52 PM Alert 
These are important issues - and i think that they merit discussion. However, i am not sure that this book will cover those issues in detail. However, have you ever used carepages as a source to connect with other people who have similar issues as you. In addition, i recently saw another new community in this space get started. let me know if i can be of some help.

Barry
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