If you talk to a disruptive physician, you can figure out what is wrong with your hospital. (Or with your group.)
All of the yelling. All of the insults. All of the hang-ups. All of the perseveration.
Strip away the emotions. Underlying it are clear nuggets of truth about what is not working at your facility.
A highly educated and highly motivated individual. They are frustrated and passionate. Their lack of self-regulation gives you a window.
Are you willing to see it? Are you willing to change it?
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Here are some Select Comments about this post from Twitter:
@drrwinters sometimes the answer is “disruptive physician”
— Seth Trueger (@MDaware) April 28, 2013
So true. @mdaware: @drrwinters sometimes the answer is “disruptive physician”
— Richard Winters MD (@drrwinters) April 28, 2013
@drrwinters There are 2 kinds of disruptive providers: 1) Frustrated people trying to do their job in a crap system, 2) Permanent assholes.
— Esme (@Esme_SageFemme) April 28, 2013
@esme_sagefemme @drrwinters Key differentiation: #2 is a disruptive physician, #1 is a disrupted physician.
— Michael Katz (@MGKatz036) April 28, 2013
“Some of them are just…jerks.” Great Simpsons video via @mdaware youtube.com/watch?v=JoAiyU…
— Richard Winters MD (@drrwinters) April 28, 2013