Grapevine Process: For Physician Burnout and Physician Stress

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Disruptive Physician Behavior And Corresponding Intervention Processes

Disruptive Behavior

Intervention Processes

1. PATIENT MANAGEMENT, for example:

  • Lack of respect for the other person’s treatment plan
  • Disagreement over treatment plans
  • Non compliance with protocols or guidelines
  • Uncooperative multidisciplinary, patient care
  • Disagreement over the role of “spirituality”/religion
  • (1) Discussion Questions
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (3) Peer Review
  • (4) Personal Improvement Plans
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (10) When You __________, I Feel __________
  • (11) Triangulation
  • (12) Perception
  • (13) Moments That Worked

2. PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE, for example:

  • Questionable clinical judgment
  • Questionable outcomes
  • Unacceptable clinical productivity
  • Unacceptable level of non clinical activity
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (3) Peer Review
  • (4) Personal Improvement Plans
  • (5) Participation Matrix
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (13) Moments That Worked

3. PERSONAL PROTOCOL, for example:

  • Poorly defined expectations relating to communication
  • Poorly defined agreements for call coverage
  • Lack of protocol for medical errors
  • Undefined expectations for fostering camaraderie
  • Ineffective personal styles or time management
  • (3) Peer Review
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (13) Moments That Worked
  • (31) Mission Statement

4. PERSONAL CONFLICT OR UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR, for example:

  • Rudeness to other physicians, providers, or patients
  • Unfairly competing for patients or surgery schedules
  • Up-coding
  • Ignored fatigue, or burnout
  • Disputed contracts between the physician and employer
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (3) Peer Review
  • (4) Personal Improvement Plans
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (9) Mirroring
  • (10) When You __________, I Feel __________
  • (11) Triangulation
  • (12) Perception
  • (13) Moments That Worked
  • (14) Transactional Analysis
  • (15) Meeting Dynamics Analysis

5. MEETING DYNAMICS, for example:

  • Lack of equal participation
  • Autocratically lead meetings
  • Discussions that fail to create decisions or action plans
  • Meetings with an unclear purpose
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (15) Meeting Dynamics Analysis
  • (16) Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
  • (17) Group Think
  • (18) Force Field Analysis
  • (19) Story Boards
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (23) Effective Action Plans and Agreements
  • (24) Role and Responsibilities of a Facilitator
  • (27) Governance Documents

6. PHYSICIAN ASSIGNEMENTS, for example:

  • Dissatisfaction over call schedule
  • Dissatisfaction over committee or teaching assignments
  • Dissatisfaction over assigned sub-specialty
  • Dissatisfaction over assigned leadership tasks
  • (1) Discussion Questions
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (5) Participation Matrix
  • (6) Practice Related Personal Goals
  • (7) Code of Conduct
  • (19) Story Boards
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (26) Compensation Design Philosophy

7. STATUS TRANSITION, for example:

  • Lack of clear requirements for faculty positions
  • Lack of clear requirements for partnerships
  • Lack of clear requirements for leadership positions
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (5) Participation Matrix
  • (6) Practice Related Personal Goals
  • (16) Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (25) Transition Paths

8. FINANCIAL, for example:

  • Disagreement over compensation model
  • No definition of shared versus non-shared expenses
  • Lack of provisions for part-time or semi-retirement
  • Lack of provisions for practice buy-in or buy-outs
  • (1) Discussion Questions
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (19) Story Boards
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (26) Compensation Design Philosophy

9. GOVERNANCE, for example:

  • Autocratic leadership
  • Incompetent leadership
  • Poorly defined governance
  • Unaccountable leadership
  • Lack of agreement on “who holds the power”
  • (2) Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
  • (6) Practice Related Personal Goals
  • (16) Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (22) The Management Grid
  • (24) Role and Responsibilities of a Facilitator
  • (27) Governance Documents

10. PRACTICE DIRECTION, for example:

  • Undefined shared values
  • Undefined mission statement or shared vision
  • (1) Discussion Questions
  • (6) Practice Related Personal Goals
  • (8) Shared Values
  • (16) Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
  • (18) Force Field Analysis
  • (19) Story Boards
  • (20) Power Voting
  • (21) Blind Voting
  • (28) Preserve-Achieve-Avoid and Win-Win
  • (29) Contribution of Soft Assets
  • (30) Shared Vision
  • (31) Mission Statement

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