If you are a skilled physician who has grown weary of the high overhead, headache and hectic scheduling of your traditional medical practice, then consider the potential benefits of an innovative medical business opportunity—a house call practice. House call doctors appreciate the following ten aspects of running these niche medical practices:
10. Focused Medical Services. Most house call doctors will state that the ability to pick and choose which medical services they will offer their patients is a real benefit of operating this type of physician practice. House calls lend themselves well to general check-ups and other routine care; very few house call doctors will offer any type of extensive medical care or diagnostic services.
9. Increased Downtime. Whether you enjoy stopping at the park for a few moments of meditation or listening to your favorite radio station while traveling between house calls, a mobile medical practice allows you to take extended downtime. Doctors who have time to rest and recharge between patients often work more effectively.
8. Less Paperwork. Besides the freedom from paperwork that comes from no longer running an office (such as leases, cleaning schedules, landscape contracts, etc.), many house call doctors do not file insurance paperwork for their patients. Imagine no longer having to spend precious time at the end of your work day perusing the latest in regulations for private insurance companies!
7. Diverse Environments. House call doctors appreciate the novelty that come with visiting people in their homes. They may be able to learn a lot about their patients from their décor, neighborhood and home organization, which may even give them some insight into how to approach medical treatment.
6. Increased Income Potential. When you decide to take advantage of this niche medical practice, you may notice that your income increases, both from a reduction in overhead and a simplification of your billing policies.
5. Personal Relationships. It is very difficult for physicians to truly get to know their patients when they are forced to rush from exam room to exam room at a frantic pace. Visiting patients in a more relaxed atmosphere allows physicians to ask questions about their daily lives and reach a better understanding of how they view their medical care.
4. Slower Pace. Of course, you may see as many or as few patients as you desire—or at least as many as request your services. However, many house call doctors choose to only see a few patients a day as they strive to offer the absolute highest quality health care possible.
3. Patient Appreciation. Who doesn’t appreciate personalized health care in the comfort of their own home? Ill and elderly patients in particular are very thankful that health care doctors allow them to receive medical services without leaving their homes, saving them from traffic, waiting in reception rooms and feeling like little more than a number.
2. Opportunities to Educate Patients. House call practices are a unique business opportunity in that it allows physicians to sit down and speak individually with their patients, discussing how they can be an integral part of their own health care. Some house call doctors will even show their patients how they can make the best use of their property to facilitate healing—an advantage that is only possible by serving patients their homes.
1. Flexible Scheduling. Flexible scheduling is usually the most popular reason why physicians practice in this manner. House call doctors may choose to see patients only a few times a week, only on weekends, or only as their golf schedules allow! By not having to worry about staff scheduling, house call doctors can design a schedule that truly works them.
Since 1998, HouseCall Doctors has offered a “turnkey” or established model that educates and supports physicians who are ready to make the shift from an office-based business to a medical house call practice. There are no royalty or other membership fees, since this opportunity is not a medical franchise. HouseCall Doctors can help you make the change from an office-based practice to a more convenient, more enjoyable way to run your medical business. Call HouseCall Doctors at 1-877-886-8575 or visit us online at www.mobilemedicalpractice.com.
