How many times have you felt under the weather, but you don't go see the doctor because of the "hassle factor". First you will have to clear your schedule, possibly call in late to work and make the trip to the medical center. You know it's the flu - everyone has it. You arrive, sign in, pay your office co-payment charge and after waiting in the doctors office or urgent care system for almost an hour (if you pick the right time), the doctor will likely see you for 2-4 minutes. He replies "Yep - it's the flu".
Recently a few health insurance companies have been experimenting with the idea of "cyber doctor visits". These doctor house calls are usually at your convenience and over the phone. When you know that "it's the flu", it is not uncommon for the doctor to diagnose your situation and prescribe an antibiotic or other common medicine within a few minutes. He/she will call in your Rx order and you soon feel better.
Insurance companies recognize that these cyber doctors will encourage you to seek early treatment and reduce the high costs of office visits. While many doctors are complaining that their business will suffer, others embrace the idea. These doctors believe that they will be more efficient and be able to provide quality care over quantity patient count.
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Concierge Notary Services, LLC - Cape Coral, FL
Many hospitals off an "Ask the Nurse" call in service. I have used that several times. It is a free service, you talk to an RN and they hear what's bothering you, and if you need to go in to see a doc they tell you to. If you need to get out the chicken soup and tylenol, they tell you that as well. It's a great service. Check your local hospital to see if they offer it.
Mar 31, 2008 12:25 PM
Resh Realty Group - Chesapeake, VA
Realtor@ Chesapeake, Hampton Roads
Kind of wierd isn't it. We used to go to mom then that was bad and now we are almost back to that.
Mar 31, 2008 12:30 PM
Coldwell Banker Solano Pacific - Benicia, CA
I know Kaiser has advice nurses on staff for exactly this reason. I think most of us know when we need to actually see a doctor for ourselves. The hard part is figuring out when the kids need to go....
Mar 31, 2008 12:36 PM
Advantage Homes - Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Real Estate Specialist
You know, there are some good MD sites for us laymen too...We can look up our symptoms then speak with some intelligence to the doc...If the Doc can make heads or tales out of what we tell them then, this could be a great thing.
Thanks for the post
Mar 31, 2008 12:42 PM
Glenn Simon Inc. - Edmonton, AB
Nineteen years of excellence!
Sounds interesting. I've been to a private clinic where I waited 3 hours, saw the doctor for about 6 minutes and paid $475! I would much rather have them call me.
Mar 31, 2008 12:54 PM
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