I didn’t know that doctors still made house calls. For example, Microsoft offers its employees a program called Mobile Medicine.  According to Microsoft, there is a 35% savings when a doctor makes a house call in lieu of the worker visiting the ER.  Seattle medical company Carena makes house calls for employees of Microsoft as well as Starwood and Costco.

According to BusinessWeek’s Michelle Conlin, President Barack Obama has hailed house calls as one of the private sector's "terrific innovations.”  Below is a partial list of physicians and a dentist who also make house calls:

Arizona
Smile Perfection
 
Maryland
Physicians’ House Calls

North Carolina
Doctors Making Housecalls

Texas
American Physician Housecalls
Capitol House Calls

Many people associate home care with homebound care.  However, American Physician Housecalls suggests that the advantages of home care can appeal to many patients, including those who:

•    Need an outstanding primary care doctor.

•    Don't want to waste time in a waiting room.

•    Need acute care, but want to avoid the ER or urgent care "clinic."

•    Can't get a timely appointment with their doctor.

•    Can't get out of the house, or feel too sick to drive.

•    Want more privacy and personalized attention.

•    Want to avoid exposure to other sick people.

The AAHCP (American Academy of Home Care Physicians) offers a physician referral network to locate home care physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.