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Losing Contact — Covid-19, Telemedicine, and the Patient–Provider Relationship

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  • Shannon M. MacDonald, M.D.,
  • and Julia Berv, P.A.-C.

For patients with rare diseases, connecting virtually with specialists across state lines can be the only option for excellent care. So why are state-licensing restrictions being enforced more aggressively than ever?

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Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available at NEJM.org.

This article was published on August 27, 2022, at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (S.M.M.), and Dana–Farber Cancer Institute (J.B.) — both in Boston.

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