The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry
Summary:. The healthcare system has been greatly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 payments between industry and medical providers for all surgeons and subspecialized surgeons. Payment information was obt...
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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| author | Charalampos Siotos, MD, PhD Jennifer Ferraro, MBA, MD Sydney H. Arnold, BA Kalliopi Siotou, DDS Joseph Lopez, MD, MBA Amir H. Dorafshar, MD |
| author_facet | Charalampos Siotos, MD, PhD Jennifer Ferraro, MBA, MD Sydney H. Arnold, BA Kalliopi Siotou, DDS Joseph Lopez, MD, MBA Amir H. Dorafshar, MD |
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| description | Summary:. The healthcare system has been greatly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 payments between industry and medical providers for all surgeons and subspecialized surgeons. Payment information was obtained from the Open Payments Program database for the 2019 and 2020 reported periods for three physician groups: all physicians, all surgeons, and each surgical subspecialty. Comparison and analysis of payment amount and type between these years was performed for each cohort. Physicians experienced a 36% decrease in industry payments with surgeons experiencing a 30.4% decrease. All surgical subspecialties, including plastic surgery (−30.5%; P < 0.01), experienced a significant decrease in industry payments except for transplant surgery, trauma surgery, and neurological surgery. Charitable contributions and compensation for services other than consulting were the only payment types that increased from 2019 to 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted industry physician payments across all medical and surgical fields with payment decreases across almost all surgical subspecialties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-698027564c6b4b09af48d78bb8fa280a2023-02-27T09:02:01ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-02-01112e482510.1097/GOX.0000000000004825202302000-00022The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the IndustryCharalampos Siotos, MD, PhD0Jennifer Ferraro, MBA, MD1Sydney H. Arnold, BA2Kalliopi Siotou, DDS3Joseph Lopez, MD, MBA4Amir H. Dorafshar, MD5From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.† School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece‡ Division of Pediatric Head & Neck Surgery, AdventHealth for Children, Orlando, Fla.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.Summary:. The healthcare system has been greatly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 payments between industry and medical providers for all surgeons and subspecialized surgeons. Payment information was obtained from the Open Payments Program database for the 2019 and 2020 reported periods for three physician groups: all physicians, all surgeons, and each surgical subspecialty. Comparison and analysis of payment amount and type between these years was performed for each cohort. Physicians experienced a 36% decrease in industry payments with surgeons experiencing a 30.4% decrease. All surgical subspecialties, including plastic surgery (−30.5%; P < 0.01), experienced a significant decrease in industry payments except for transplant surgery, trauma surgery, and neurological surgery. Charitable contributions and compensation for services other than consulting were the only payment types that increased from 2019 to 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted industry physician payments across all medical and surgical fields with payment decreases across almost all surgical subspecialties.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004825 |
| spellingShingle | Charalampos Siotos, MD, PhD Jennifer Ferraro, MBA, MD Sydney H. Arnold, BA Kalliopi Siotou, DDS Joseph Lopez, MD, MBA Amir H. Dorafshar, MD The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry |
| title_full | The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry |
| title_fullStr | The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry |
| title_short | The Burden of COVID-19 on Surgeons’ Financial Relationship with the Industry |
| title_sort | burden of covid 19 on surgeons financial relationship with the industry |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004825 |
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