Searching for Human Connectedness During COVID-19 #MMPMID32779138
McNairy M; Bullington B; Bloom-Feshbach K
J Gen Intern Med 2020[Oct]; 35 (10): 3043-3044 PMID32779138show ga
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed doctor-patient communication, stripping away moments of connection that define the humanism of medicine. The barrier of isolation has impacted patients and patient care, and has also affected the experience of the physician. Though in-person connection is impossible to replicate digitally, technology has restored some sense of togetherness.