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March 16, 2009

AMA Develops Code of Conduct to Address Disruptive Behavior

Filed under: Medical StaffSally Ihlenfeld @ 11:46 am

In response to the Joint Commission’s new standard requiring hospitals to have a code of conduct that defines acceptable and unacceptable behavior and addresses how to handle unacceptable behavior, the American Medical Association (AMA) has unveiled a new model code of conduct.

A sample code developed by the AMA can be accessed here.