KevinMD August 31, 2024
If you’re like me, you mark life’s timeline by three milestones—before COVID, during COVID, and after COVID. While most of us no longer wear masks or maintain social distance, the world has undeniably changed in ways that impact health care communication among its three essential participants: doctors, patients, and nurses.
Telemedicine, the remote electronic interaction between health care providers and patients, has exploded across all health care disciplines. It was triggered by medical necessity and the government’s population lockdown. Going to “visit” the “doctor” is no longer always literally true. With the expansion of telemedicine came some temporary relaxation of privacy encryption requirements and a streamlined pathway for physicians to practice across state lines. Currently, forty states and the District...
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