PHYSICIAN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR

Over the past several years I have learned that many organizations continue to struggle in developing a consistent effective process to deal with these types of behaviors. These issues need to be addressed. What I am seeing now is a more extensive problem with physician adjustment and engagement perpetuated by the growing pressures and complexities in today's health care environment. On one side is the need to improve physician communication and collaboration in their leadership role as part of an integrated multidisciplinary health care team. On the other side is the growing amount of frustration, anger, stress, and burnout invading our physician population. While still need to council physicians about inappropriate behaviors, equally important is to recognize and respect physicians as being a precious resource and provide the necessary support services to keep them going... Find out what you can do about disruptive physician behaviors in your workplace.