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Medical House Call Program at MedStar |
District of Columbia/ Maryland |
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MedStar's House Call Program targets patients 65 and older who are home-bound or otherwise struggle to get to a doctor office. Each patient is assigned a care team that includes a geriatrician and Registered Nurse. Members of the patients care team make house calls and provide services including primary and urgent care, diagnostic testing and equipment and/or medication delivery. The program also provides care coordination, 24/7 on-call support and a variety of counseling and support services provided by social workers. |
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Target Population |
Medicaid enrollees, Medicare beneficiaries and the privately insured who are: age 65+, home-bound and have insurance that will pay for house call care |
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Care Team |
Geriatrician, nurse practitioner, social worker |
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Timeframe |
1999 - present |
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Results/ Studies |
N/A |
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Funding |
Insurer |
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