Where physicians are seeing bad behavior in the workplace

Thirty-nine percent of physicians have seen misbehavior from other physicians in the workplace, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Behavior Report.”

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Here are the top cited examples of the most recent incident of misbehavior physicians witnessed in the workplace:

Behavior

Percentage

Bullying or harassing clinicians/staff

32 percent

Making fun or disparaging patients without their knowing

29 percent

Using racist language

8 percent

Becoming physically aggressive with patients, clinicians or staff

6 percent

Lying about credentials

4 percent

Being inebriated

4 percent

Bullying or harassing patients

4 percent

Committing a crime

3 percent

Trying to date a patient

2 percent

Other

8 percent

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