TY - JOUR
T1 - The socioeconomic effect of COVID-19 on pediatric ophthalmologists
T2 - data from the first 12 months
AU - AAPOS Socioeconomic Committee
AU - Siegel, Lance M.
AU - Siegel, Lance M.
AU - Siegel, Brent A.
AU - Packwood, Eric A.
AU - Robbins, Shira L.
AU - Packwood, Eric A.
AU - Fritz, Traci
AU - Arnold, Robert Wendell
AU - Bartiss, Michael J.
AU - Bishop, John E.
AU - Buffenn, Angela N.
AU - Campolattaro, Brian N.
AU - Gappy, Christopher
AU - Go, Jonathan
AU - Golden, Richard P.
AU - Gore, Charlotte
AU - Griffith, Joseph F.
AU - Jenkins, Rachael H.
AU - Kumar, Kartik S.
AU - Lederman, Carolyn
AU - Lichtenstein, Eric
AU - Ledoux, Danielle M.
AU - Merriam, Stephen W.
AU - Siegel, Lance M.
AU - Vredevoogd, Lisa J.T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the socioeconomic effect on pediatric ophthalmologists (POs) of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the association of practice type with financial impact. Methods: An email follow-up survey of all AAPOS active members (POs) in April 2021, was used in conjunction with two prior surveys. The majority of US states were represented, and respondents were categorized as academic/university (AU), hospital employee (H), or one of three types of private practice: multispecialty ophthalmology practice (MSP), pediatric ophthalmology/strabismus group (PG), or solo practice (SP). Results: The cumulative results during this one-year period revealed 1,533,203 examinations not performed, of which 498,291 were Medicaid. Over 65,000 surgeries were not performed. The average salary loss per PO was $57,188. The total loss of revenue for the pediatric ophthalmology sector was over $303,788,000. Practice groups making at least 75% of their prior year revenue were as follows: H, 81%; AU, 64%; MSP, 52%; PG, 50%; SP, 40%. Salary reduction in each group was as follows: H, 4.2%; AU, 15.4%; MSP, 17.2%; PG, 23.1%; SP, 40.9%. The average loss per practice was $290,151. More than 95% of private practice POs received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. Conclusions: At the one-year mark of the pandemic, patient care had been severely disrupted, with subsequent financial consequences. Private practice providers (and especially solo practices) were disproportionally negatively affected.
AB - Purpose: To investigate the socioeconomic effect on pediatric ophthalmologists (POs) of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the association of practice type with financial impact. Methods: An email follow-up survey of all AAPOS active members (POs) in April 2021, was used in conjunction with two prior surveys. The majority of US states were represented, and respondents were categorized as academic/university (AU), hospital employee (H), or one of three types of private practice: multispecialty ophthalmology practice (MSP), pediatric ophthalmology/strabismus group (PG), or solo practice (SP). Results: The cumulative results during this one-year period revealed 1,533,203 examinations not performed, of which 498,291 were Medicaid. Over 65,000 surgeries were not performed. The average salary loss per PO was $57,188. The total loss of revenue for the pediatric ophthalmology sector was over $303,788,000. Practice groups making at least 75% of their prior year revenue were as follows: H, 81%; AU, 64%; MSP, 52%; PG, 50%; SP, 40%. Salary reduction in each group was as follows: H, 4.2%; AU, 15.4%; MSP, 17.2%; PG, 23.1%; SP, 40.9%. The average loss per practice was $290,151. More than 95% of private practice POs received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. Conclusions: At the one-year mark of the pandemic, patient care had been severely disrupted, with subsequent financial consequences. Private practice providers (and especially solo practices) were disproportionally negatively affected.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.05.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.05.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 36122875
AN - SCOPUS:85140901593
SN - 1091-8531
VL - 26
SP - 230.e1-230.e6
JO - Journal of AAPOS
JF - Journal of AAPOS
IS - 5
ER -