id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-292850-6mf4jmqp Rosen, Claire B. COVID-19 Moves Medicine into a Virtual Space: A Paradigm Shift From Touch to Talk to Establish Trust 2020-05-20 .txt text/plain 423 28 60 In a world where online dating dominates the singles scene and video chatting with licensed therapists allows patients critical access to mental health care, surgeons should believe that their ability to establish a relationship based on trust does not require physical contact. Shouldn't it be possible for a surgeon to inspire her patients to believe in her ability during virtual visits where she faces the patient, his caregivers, and the electronic health record simultaneously? Prior to the COVID pandemic, with diminishing reimbursements and the advent of the electronic health record, physicians were already spending less face-to-face time with patients in favor of more face-to-screen time. 3 Telehealth dramatically reduces the time and economic burden of routine medical care 2, 4 and, in times of contagion, eliminates the risk of transmission of infectious diseases in overcrowded waiting Patient preference for time-saving telehealth postoperative visits after routine surgery in an urban setting ./cache/cord-292850-6mf4jmqp.txt ./txt/cord-292850-6mf4jmqp.txt