House calls by family physicians was the way entire generations expected primary healthcare to be delivered. Things have changed over the decades, much of it due to the fact that many of the tools a modern doctor would use are too big for travel. But, while technology got rid of the house call, it is now helping to bring it back.
Dr Ernest Brown works in northern Virginia and visits his patients in-person, in part thanks to a pocket-sized ultrasound from GE. He founded an organization called Doctors to You to help revive the ancient practice of the house call.
You can read more about his team’s efforts and results at GE Healthcare’s blog…