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Financial Impact of COVID-19 Survey Fall 2020

Financial Impact of COVID-19: Survey of CAFP Members Fall 2020

Please complete the following anonymous short survey to help the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) understand if and how the financial sustainability of your practice has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This information will help CAFP advocate on your behalf.

If you have any questions, please email CAFP at cafp@familydocs.org.

1. Please select your primary practice model. *This question is required.

2. How many physicians are in your practice? *This question is required.

3. What county of California do you practice in? *This question is required.

4. Has the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive or negative effect on the financial sustainability of your practice? *This question is required.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has been POSITIVE for your practice financials. Please indicate to what degree your practice financials have been affected positively. *This question is required.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has been positive for your practice financials. Please indicate the ways in which your financials have improved. (Click all that apply.) *This question is required.

I am seeing more patients than usual.
I have transitioned to a telehealth practice model which allowed me to continue to provide services to my patients.
I am able to receive payment for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients in addition to my regular services.
Federal and State Support have been enough to keep my practice afloat.
I am in a DPC or HMO model and not affected.
Other - Write In Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has NEGATIVELY affected your practice's financials. Please indicate to what degree your practice has been harmed financially. *This question is required.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected your practice's financials. Please indicate the ways in which your practice has been harmed financially. (Click all that apply.) *This question is required.

You have indicated that you are seeing fewer patients than usual or had to limit the number of patients you see due to the COVID-19 pandemic, by what percentage has your patient volume decreased compared to the same time period in 2019? *This question is required.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has NEGATIVELY affected your practice's financials. By what percentage has your practice revenue decreased compared to the same time period in 2019? *This question is required.

You have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected your practice's financials. By what percentage has your overall practice costs increased due to COVID-19 pandemic expenditures (e.g., PPE, disinfecting procedures, implementation of telehealth, pre-visit screening, etc.)? *This question is required.

5. Has the COVID-19 Pandemic forced you to take any of the following actions (click all that apply): *This question is required.

You indicated that your practice temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How long was it closed and has it reopened? *This question is required.

You indicated you sought financial assistance. Please indicate what type of assistance you received (click all that apply): *This question is required.

Personal loan
Business loan
Federal Paycheck Protection Program
Federal Provider Relief Fund
Advanced private health plan payment
Medicare advanced payment
State-based program
Unemployment insurance

You indicated that you have reduced the number of services you provide: Please list the services you no longer provide:

You indicated that you laid off or furloughed staff. What percentage were laid off or furloughed?

6. Have you, at any time since the pandemic began, considered the following (Click all that apply): *This question is required.

7. What resources or support would you find most useful? (Please rank in order of importance using a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the most important) Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5
Financial grants	Rank Financial grants as 1 out of 5	Rank Financial grants as 2 out of 5	Rank Financial grants as 3 out of 5	Rank Financial grants as 4 out of 5	Rank Financial grants as 5 out of 5
Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology	Rank Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology as 1 out of 5	Rank Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology as 2 out of 5	Rank Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology as 3 out of 5	Rank Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology as 4 out of 5	Rank Telehealth platforms, EHRs, or other technology as 5 out of 5
Personal protective equipment	Rank Personal protective equipment as 1 out of 5	Rank Personal protective equipment as 2 out of 5	Rank Personal protective equipment as 3 out of 5	Rank Personal protective equipment as 4 out of 5	Rank Personal protective equipment as 5 out of 5
Physician Wellness Support	Rank Physician Wellness Support as 1 out of 5	Rank Physician Wellness Support as 2 out of 5	Rank Physician Wellness Support as 3 out of 5	Rank Physician Wellness Support as 4 out of 5	Rank Physician Wellness Support as 5 out of 5
Other equipment, supplies, or medications	Rank Other equipment, supplies, or medications as 1 out of 5	Rank Other equipment, supplies, or medications as 2 out of 5	Rank Other equipment, supplies, or medications as 3 out of 5	Rank Other equipment, supplies, or medications as 4 out of 5	Rank Other equipment, supplies, or medications as 5 out of 5

8. Please share your personal stories about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted your practice and its viability.

9. Would you like to be contacted to discuss or share your COVID-19 story? *This question is required.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.