Start-ups offering house calls are booming in the New York City , providing the convenience of a PediaQ 's visit without having to leave your home, office or hotel. "We see relatively few patients per day—10 to 15," he says. Most of the companies offer free apps that patients can install on their smartphones and use to request a housecall. However, opinion is divided as to whether this type of service is a threat to traditional primary care providers and whether the Tom Rodgers -like model is appropriate for healthcare. Uber of MedZed , an investor in house-call firms, says the jury is still out on whether the economics of the house-call model can work long-term.
Start-ups offering house calls are booming in the New York City , providing the convenience of a PediaQ 's visit without having to leave your home, office or hotel. Most of the companies offer free apps that patients can install on their smartphones and use to request a housecall. However, opinion is divided as to whether this type of service is a threat to traditional primary care providers and whether the Tom Rodgers -like model is appropriate for healthcare. Uber of MedZed , an investor in house-call firms, says the jury is still out on whether the economics of the house-call model can work long-term.