The Disruptive Practitioner: A Danger to the Hospital's Operation

In this training program, attendees will discover how to create a record of disruptive behavior and the efforts taken by the organization to combat the problem. The webinar will also illustrate why such disruptive behavior can be a continuing problem; and therefore, why appropriate documentation is imperative.

Why Should You Attend:

This course will train hospital executives, medical staff officers, peer review committee members and support staff on how to deal effectively with disruptive practitioners. Participants will also learn how to prepare for the day when it becomes necessary to terminate such a practitioner’s privileges and medical staff membership.

The webinar will offer an understanding on how to develop provisions in the medical staff bylaws to deal with a disruptive practitioner and how to develop a clear and concise policy regarding disruptive behavior. It will discuss the elements of an effective policy and the actions that should be taken to develop progressive discipline and/or sanctions that should be taken before taking action under the corrective action procedures.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Disruptive practitioner policies.
• Corrective action procedures.
• What constitutes disruptive behavior?
• Examples of disruptive behavior.
• Steps the hospital and/or the medical staff should take to see that the disruptive activity does not affect patient care or disrupt operations.
• Performance monitoring mechanisms.
• Planning and Development Process
• Sustaining The Initiative

Who Will Benefit:

• Hospital executives
• Medical staff officers
• Physicians who serve on peer review committees
• Support staff
• Attorneys representing medical staff