Bring Back the House Call

But what about those who are not quite frail but are homebound due to less serious health problems? If not for the home visit, the condition of the patient described above would have declined to the point of requiring an ER visit or hospitalization. As the blogger KevinMD points out, “In-home visits could take the place of unnecessary and costly hospital stays and help prevent equally expensive re-admissions to the hospital.” Maybe it's time to bring back the house call.