A mobile emergency room: a new option in comprehensive home care.
The marriage of all the emotional and convenience factors making preference for housecalls over space-age technology allows several processes to take shape. First, physicians can now be comfortable in having a complete database on which to make clinical decisions in the home. Secondly, continuity and quality of care questions can be laid to rest. Finally, given adequate volume, physician-owned services can generate sufficient revenues to entice more providers into the home care arena.
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