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Five COVID-19 updates from the last 10 days:

Self-employed physicians make 18 percent more than employed physicians, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022," released April 15. 

An Ohio appellate court affirmed a ruling earlier this year that a provision of a physician's noncompete contract was "partially unreasonable," JDSupra reported April 21. 

Paul Silva, MD, a San Antonio physician whose license has been suspended, was charged with illegal opioid distribution, San Antonio Express News reported April 21.

In the current healthcare climate, only physicians who are willing to risk the comforts of employment will turn to private practice, according to Gabriel Ionescu, MD. 

The pace of corporate acquisitions of private practices accelerated during the pandemic, according to an April 2022 report from Avalere.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International brought in $738 million in net operating revenue during the first quarter of 2022, according to an April 20 news release from parent company Tenet Healthcare. 

Physicians and physician practices in the South saw the highest increase of migration to hospital and corporate employment in the last three years, according to an April report from Avalere. 

Yale School of Medicine's 2022 commencement will feature a private practice ophthalmologist known for his medical satire on social media as its speaker.

Alok Sharan, MD, spine surgeon at NJ Spine and Wellness in East Brunswick, spoke with Becker's to share three critical skills for physicians entering private practice.