Responding to Disruptive Practitioners: Pitfalls and Tips

Earlier this month, Arent Fox Health Care partner Lowell C. Brown published an article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Law Reporter that provides an overview of ways hospitals, health systems, and provider groups can manage the noted uptick in disruptive practitioner behavior.

Recently, Mr. Brown was asked to serve as a member of the editorial advisory board for Bloomberg BNA’s seminal health law publication.

In the article, Mr. Brown provides questions that peer reviewers should ask themselves as they prepare to deal with disruptive practitioners. Those key questions include:

  • Does your state have a whistleblower statute?
  • Do you have a code of conduct?
  • Do you routinely use early intervention?
  • Should you use a behavior contract?

Mr. Brown writes that, “Disruptive behavior is among the most vexing of disciplinary actions facing leaders of physicians and other licensed practitioners. By confronting the problem directly using some of the suggestions outlined above, medical staffs and other provider groups can make dealing with such issues easier and much more legally defensible.”

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If you have any questions about issues raised in the article, please get in touch with Lowell C. Brown.

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