Coronavirus: Physician survey finds patient volumes down, likely to stay down for a year

Medical Economics April 16, 2020
Keith A. Reynolds

Patient volumes are down for physicians due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and it is expected they will continue to be down for the next year, according to a new survey from Piper Sandler.

The survey collected responses from 160 physicians evenly distributed across 16 specialties in the four states hit hardest by the pandemic: New York, California, Massachusetts, and Washington. The responses were gathered between March 20 and March 30 and 43 percent of respondents are currently in private practice.

For respondents, patient volumes were down 65 percent in late March and are expected to remain that low by late April. In three months, patient volumes are expected to be down 45 percent, in six months they are expected...

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