Neurosurgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, has been in private practice for nine years as president and CEO of The Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles in Santa Monica and Encino, Calif. There’s no secret about the costs and reimbursement challenges physicians in private practice have been facing. For them, COVID-19 has come at a particularly bad time. As the U.S. braces for a projected spike in COVID-19 cases, further cost-cutting and downsizing will be expected as many private practices look to push through this challenging period. Here, Dr. Gantwerker discusses how COVID-19 will affect physicians in private practice and how the healthcare industry is pivoting to telehealth amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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