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Today, house calls could be a part of just about any primary care or multispecialty practice. For some physicians, that's all they do. FOR YEARS, CONCERNS ABOUT QUALIty of care, [...]

Take the hassle out of home visits by getting on your bike, writes Dr John Green I am told there are GPs who after work like nothing better than to [...]

How do you cope with an aggressive caller on the phone demanding a visit? Dr Martin Pucci offers advice Peter Smith phones at 10pm demanding a visit for his girlfriend, [...]

GPs are hoping to cut the number of unnecessary home visits they make by using new guidelines agreed with patient representatives. Newcastle and North Tyneside LMC has drawn up the [...]

Far more physicians make house calls than was previously thought, but they cannot charge enough in fees to make the visits financially practical. From 53% to 82% of primary care physicians make house calls, but they charge an average of $50, which is half of the average amount they believe they would need to make the visits viable financially. Physicians are working to change reimbursement schedules to reflect their actual costs and are developing other ways to make the house calls feasible. For example, they may limit the visits to patients who really need them and try to schedule the patients efficiently., Times have changed since the 1940s, when house calls were substantial part, or even most, of primary care doctor's work. Surveys and simple observation show that home visits have decreased [...]