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With telehealth, it's really easy to cut people off and feel rushed. And so I think there is a balance of figuring out that communication. So yeah, it's definitely a skillset, not to mention we got to figure out how to do a physical exam sometimes when we're just completely telehealth.
I don't care if you're three years of age or 93, you still kind of get excited about it and it's still fun. There's a lot of nostalgia being brought into my work and I've noticed that pattern in the last six or seven years.
I didn't wanna keep going and piling it on, but I was really convinced and, maybe delusively, so I was convinced. I would say, you might be right. Call you back in a year. We'll know better by then.
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MD · PhD · MPH · MBA
Dr. Lisa Belisle is a board-certified family physician, writer, and the host of Radio Maine. She works at the intersection of medicine and the human spirit, in the clinic, on the air, and on the page.
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