Confronting Disruptive Physician Behavior

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Charles Samenow, MD, MPH How do you define disruptive physician? They are not always the loud, intimidating, abusive physician but also the one unwilling to return phone calls timely or properly chart a case. Dr. Charles Samenow, psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates joins host Dr. Bill Rutenberg to discuss a recent paper he co-authored, Disruptive Physician - A CME Course Aimed At Addressing Disruptive Physician Behavior. Better communication programs and more teaching of self-awareness can help to decrease inappropriate behavior. We must also become a healthcare community that does not tolerate this type of behavior.