The Technology Used By Doctor House Calls Providers

In recent times the development of mobile radiologic imaging technology makes it

possible for homebound patients to avoid traveling to the hospital or clinic. Portable xray devices are quickly wheeled into the patient's home or other location. The machines can be easily moved from one location to another. Making use of these machines machines, an xray image may be acquired, then processed on site and wirelessly sent to the ordering medical doctor and/or radiologist for assessment. Laptops, iPad and smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry or Droid are used by the treating physician to access the images from the machine. The quality of the image is extremely good now compared to some time ago.

Obtaining portable xrays at a patient's residence, while more pricey than when done at a radiology imaging facility, usually turns out to be most cost efficient. Normal fees for portable xrays done in the home, such as a chest xray or set of ankle xrays, are about $350 in contrast to $50 when the patient travels to the xray facility. But, the cost of an ambulance ride for the non-ambulatory patient can cost much higher, and may not be covered by insurance. Whenever the patient must proceed the the emergency department for an xray, a typical occurrence afterhours, the cost could be in the thousands.

A mobile urgent care service in San Francisco, Urgent Med Housecalls, utilizes these mobile radiologic services often. Urgent Med Housecalls considers this a step further by offering this technology to patients of all ages, not just the homebound elderly. Urgent Med Housecalls is composed of emergency physicians and their assistants. These house call providers are highly skilled in emergency medical care and are also completely capable of managing mild to moderate orthopedic trauma, ankle sprains and broken wrists for instance.

When the xray is obtained on site, physicians bring splinting equipment so that injuries may be efficiently immobilized for comfort and ease. Medications are then allocated for the convenience of the patient, or recommended for pickup at a local drugstore. In this manner, patients do not have to go through marathon waiting times in an ER. Urgent Med Housecalls doctors allot time to communicate with the patient, so to answer all the questions. Housecall providers remain easily available by telephone after the visit should patients have further questions or issues.

Additional portable radiologic services offering convenience and cost efficient include ultrasound and EKGs. Although lightweight EKG machines have been in existence for quite a while and are easily utilized during the housecall, ultrasounds have only relatively recently become compact enough for east travel. In fact, recent times have seen the development of handheld ultrasound devices allowing for quick visual assessment of many problems at just about any location.

by: Brittanie Alliston

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