Minnesota's Health Professionals Services Program protects the public by providing monitoring services to regulated health care professionals whose illnesses may impact their ability to practice safely.
The goals of HPSP are to promote early intervention, diagnosis and treatment for health professionals with illnesses, and to provide monitoring services as an alternative to Board discipline.
The stigma associated with certain illnesses such as substance abuse and mental health disorders can make health care practitioners hesitant to seek treatment. Confidential monitoring increases the likelihood that practitioners will seek treatment early - before clinical skills are compromised. And monitoring improves treatment compliance and successful outcomes. The Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program (HPSP) is charged with protecting the public by promoting early intervention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring for health professionals with potentially impairing conditions. Monitoring services are available to over 200,000 health care professionals regulated or licensed by one of the Health Licensing Boards or the Department of Health.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
At the Health Professionals Services Program (HPSP) we believe in one Minnesota, where all people are valued and respected for their backgrounds, knowledge, abilities, and experiences. We recognize the importance of supporting diversity and fostering inclusion both within the agency, for our participants and community. We commit to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of our daily work by intentionally listening to one another and taking purposeful action. HPSP recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion require ongoing and evolving efforts. Such efforts will be identified, reviewed, and implemented on an ongoing basis.
HPSP Value Statements
Integrity: When we have integrity, we live our values. People and organizations with integrity are dependable, honest, and trustworthy. They have an uncompromising commitment to honor, moral, and ethical values and can be counted on to behave honorably. We are honest, trustworthy, and transparent in all we do. We strive to do the right thing to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Respect: We uphold a standard of conduct that recognizes and values the contributions of people with different perspectives, different cultures and different backgrounds. We foster a working environment in which listening to and understanding our differences is encouraged. Respect is a commitment to seek to understand before seeking to be understood. It is a commitment to generously apply our experience, skill, and knowledge to help improve the experience and quality of life of our coworkers, program participants and everyone we engage with.
Informed: We use the best data and methods available to guide our processes and actions to promote the best possible outcomes. We rely on objective facts of evidence-based data to build a strong foundation of effective monitoring.
Accountability: Accountability is the assumption of responsibility for our actions and decisions. As a core value of the program, accountability reflects our willingness to keep our commitments, to honestly assess our strengths and liabilities, and to acknowledge and learn from our mistakes and actions.
Excellence: Excellence as a core value means we challenge ourselves to do our best and set high standards of professionalism and competence in our work. Striving for Excellence reflects passion for our work because what we do matters, and it matters that we do it the best way possible.
