webside manner

Syllables: web·side man·ner/ˌwɛbsaɪd ˈmænə/US/ˌwɛbˌsaɪd ˈmænɚ/

webside manner noun: the manner in which a healthcare professional interacts with patients remotely in telehealth or telemedicine.

Noun

webside manner (plural webside manners)

(neologism) The manner in which a healthcare professional interacts with patients remotely in telehealth or telemedicine.
- But more important than the technology, he says, is what clinicians in the field have taken to calling "webside" manner. It's a modern twist on bedside manner—a physician's ability to relate with a patient and convey their desire to help. […] "Look, there's variation whether you see a clinician in...2017 October 26, Robbie Gonzalez, “Telemedicine is Forcing Doctors to Learn ‘Webside’ Manner”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07...
- In today's digital revolution and growing telehealth practice, good webside manners are equally important during virtual clinical visits. The same principles apply except physically touching the patient is not possible. Most doctors who have good bedside manners will also have equally good webside...2019, “The Science of Medicine and the Art of Bedside Manners: Two Sides of the Same Coin”, in K. K. Pareek, editor, Medicine Update 2019, volume 29, New Delhi; London: Jaypee Brothers Medical...

"But webside manner definitely requires more cooperation, and a different kind of cooperation, than bedside manner."2017 October 26, Robbie Gonzalez, “Telemedicine is Forcing Doctors to Learn ‘Webside’ Manner”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast...
In today's digital revolution and growing telehealth practice, good webside manners are equally important during virtual clinical visits.2019, “The Science of Medicine and the Art of Bedside Manners: Two Sides of the Same Coin”, in K. K. Pareek, editor, Medicine Update 2019...
Developing a "webside manner" increasingly is recognized as central to medical education.2020, James O. Woolliscroft, “Communication”, in Implementing Biomedical Innovations into Health, Education, and Practice: Preparing...
Webside manners are synonymous with bedside manners and refer to the verbal and nonverbal body language cues utilized during [a] telemedicine patient encounter.2021, Lakshmi Digala, Garima Singh, Kunal Malhotra, “Webside Manners and Ethical Issues”, in Swathi Beladakere Ramaswamy, Sachin M....

plural	webside manners

Blend of web (“the World Wide Web”) + bedside manner (“the ability of a healthcare professional to interact with their patients”).

What does webside manner mean?: Webside manner means the manner in which a healthcare professional interacts with patients remotely in telehealth or telemedicine.
How do you use webside manner in a sentence?: "But webside manner definitely requires more cooperation, and a different kind of cooperation, than bedside manner."
What part of speech is webside manner?: Webside manner is a noun.
How do you pronounce webside manner?: Webside manner is pronounced /ˌwɛbsaɪd ˈmænə/ (UK).
What is the plural of webside manner?: The plural of webside manner is webside manners.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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