The accelerating exodus of physicians from hospitals today creates a challenge for most medical staffs: what to do with low-volume and no-volume providers. At reappointment time, department chairs, credentials committees, and medical staff professionals wonder what to do with these providers for whom they have no performance data.
To develop the best approach to low-volume/no-volume practitioners for your unique market and healthcare community, it is helpful to utilize a step- by-step process.
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