Part of a two-part series on COVID-19 and telehealth. The second part, slated for tomorrow, will cover how barriers to telehealth can be overcome and what the future of this care delivery model may hold._____________________________________The COVID-19 pandemic shifted telemedicine from an outlier to a necessity almost overnight, and doctors say they can't see ever going back to their old model of care."It's hard to imagine us going back to doing everything in the office," said Joe Kvedar, MD, president-elect of the American Telemedicine Association in Arlington, Virginia, "It's more convenient, patients are happier, we get the information we need, and we can open up more slots for other patients."Andrew Gettinger, MD, chief clinical