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Virtual Visits To Doctors Spreading

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.

tresho writes to tell us that virtual doctors visits seem to be on the rise. A new service, most recently deployed in Texas, from "NowClinic" is allowing doctors to make virtual house calls and prescribe anything short of controlled substances. "For $45, anyone in Texas can use NowClinic, whether or not they are insured, by visiting NowClinic.com. Doctors hold 10-minute appointments and can file prescriptions, except for controlled substances. Eventually they will be able to view patients’ medical histories if they are available. The introduction of NowClinic will be the first time that online care has been available nationwide, regardless of insurance coverage."

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  1. Re:Nationwide, for anyone in Texas? by jcr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Dell Support is a business-school case study in how cutting corners and trying to save costs can piss away tens of billions of dollars of shareholders' equity. There was a time when Dell support was as good or better than the average in their industry.

    -jcr

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  2. Re:Paying cash always helps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    $45 for a guaranteed ten minutes of access to an actual MD is probably well worth it. I've been with my current doctor for 6 years now, and I've met her once when one of the RNs wanted to do an in-office biopsy

    Wow - be glad you're not in one of those "socialist" countries that has government-run healthcare, or you might actually have to see the doctor every visit! And it would be 100% covered by your insurance! (Oh, the horror!)

    Seriously though - I had a girlfriend who was a nurse, and I had some earwax impacted in one ear... I couldn't see the doctor until the next day, so I bought an ear syringe and asked her if she'd do it.. she said technically she wasn't allowed to, as it was a medical procedure.

    I hate to think of what the hell goes on in the US, where RNs will perform friggin biopsies by themselves.

  3. Cleveland Clinic offers virtual 2nd opinions by cbunix23 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Related to that, the Cleveland Clinic offers "Remove Medical Second Opinion". http://www.eclevelandclinic.org/myConsultHome It is a bit pricey, but this is one of the best medical centers in the world.