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Dr. ‘Vic’ Khanna uses Skype with a patient to conduct an examination while his assistant takes notes. Khanna said one concern of conducting visits electronically was whether his patients, many of whom are elderly, could master the technology. He and his staff coax patients on how to take a photo of a mole or rash and send it in for examination. One patient happily told Khanna: “‘I can do this! I’ve never used the camera on my phone before.’”
In time of pandemic, physicians ‘see’ patients without an office visit
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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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