A
disruptive physician is a
physician whose obnoxious behaviour upsets patients or other staff. The
American Medical Association defines this in their code of
medical ethics as "personal conduct, whether verbal or physical, that negatively affects or that potentially may affect patient care". These behaviors are also noted as causing adverse affects such as morale, focus and concentration, team work, collaboration and communication .Starting in 2009, The
Joint Commission which
accredits hospitals in the United States requires them to have a written
code of conduct addressing this issue. This code of conduct defines acceptable, disruptive, and unacceptable behavior in the workplace. Along with these definitions of behaviors the Joint Commission also wrote ways to manage these behaviors in order to fix them.