How is your practice doing at this point?

[mjohnsonets]

I am generally hearing that most practices are back above at least 70% volume pre-COVID at this point but it also seems somewhat regionally dependent. I know that many academic centers are on a hiring freeze but there are also private practices and hospitals continuing to recruit new associates. I'm getting questions from many residents, fellows, and docs considering a move about the market in general so thought it would be good to get feedback from others outside of my usual network.

What area do you practice in?
How's your practice currently?
What do you foresee for the rest of 2020(best guess is probably a better question)?

Overall, from my point, I'm hearing that patient demand for being seen and willingness to sign up for surgery is strong but have come across some practices reporting this not true here and there.

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[schistosomiasis]

70% sounds right for mid July, probably higher now most friends80-90 and is regional dependent:

Member Pulse Survey: Telemedicine Usage Declines As Patient Volume Grows

In-clinic and operating room patient volume is up sharply this month compared with pre-COVID-19 levels, the latest Academy member pulse survey shows.

www.aao.org

also this was from May but the points still hold true:

How COVID19 is affecting my practice and personal finances

Like most ophthalmology practices, I ceased seeing non emergent patients and performing non elective surgeries since mid March, for the last seven weeks. I saw a total of 54 patients over the first…

solobuildingblogs.com

 

[LightBox]

Suburban area... clinic is back to 100% volume. Surgery around 80% (not sure why).

 

[Equality]

My surg rates are 80% because the surgery center is still tiptoing around accepting patients coming from assisted living etc. Also some patients are deferring surgery during the pandemic. Clinic volume 100%.