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cord-274517-9lewc581	Litchman, Graham H.	The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on US Dermatology Practices	2020-05-16		.txt	text/plain	668	53	61	2 The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of 33 the initial impact of COVID-19 on US dermatology outpatient care. Although by 3/16 there were only 24.6k cases 45 nationally 3 , the early-phase decrease in patient volume and office days suggests the magnitude of 46 disease concern impact was greater than actual prevalence. 66.3% of respondents estimated a >50% 48 decrease in patient volume in the coming 2 weeks (18.9% completely closing practices). 50 A greater negative impact was found in US "hotspot" regions 4 (36% of respondentsFigure S1 ) for week 51 3/16-20 for practice days (3.0 hotspots vs. No significant differing telemedicine usage (39.5% hotspots vs 37.2% non-hotspots) or 53 overall for the next 2 weeks was 37.8%. Our findings demonstrate the significant early impact of COVID-19 on US dermatologic care and can help 66 better understand national trends.	./cache/cord-274517-9lewc581.txt	./txt/cord-274517-9lewc581.txt