I mentioned this morning about Doctor on Demand. I had used them once and today was the first time Vince used them. I’m totally impressed. Vince talked to a lady doctor this morning and she thought he should see his primary care doctor. She was afraid, from his symptoms, that he could be having heart problems. He assured her he would go to either the ER or to his doctor. She said “I’m going to call you back this evening and check on you!” She did. About 7 p.m., she called. She wanted to know what his doctor said. Vince told her that they did an EKG, the doctor took him off one of the meds he was on, which might be causing the symptoms, and did blood work. She said that’s exactly what she would have done if she had been the primary care doc. She said that particular med can start causing those problems after having taken it for years.
We were both truly impressed that she called him back to check on him. I don’t hesitate to recommend Doctor on Demand if you have a medical need and it’s something pretty basic and you feel comfortable video chatting with a doctor. We will definitely use them again – especially during flu season when we don’t want to get exposed to germs and worse, or if we’re out of town and don’t have an established relationship with a doctor and need one.
vivoaks says
I’ve seen a commercial for Doctor on Demand, but if it’s available around here, I haven’t heard of it, other than that commercial. What a great way to have a doctor visit – without having to leave the house!! When you feel miserable, you don’t want to have to get dressed and go to town, or wherever your doctor is. Does insurance cover the cost? And is the cost more than a normal visit to your primary care doctor? Hopefully I won’t ever need to make use of it, if it’s available in our area, but it would be good to know that it’s available.
Teri says
I was wondering about the cost too. Hope he didn’t catch anything at the doctor’s office. Get well soon Vince.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I went to physical therapy today. As I was passing the general medicine waiting area, I was noticing a lot of coughing and thinking that coming to the medical center might be unhealthy! It makes me concerned about going back for my shingles vaccine.
Liz says
I just had my first visit with my doctor who moved to a direct primary care practice. I pay $75 a month. If I see her a lot, it is the same $75/mo. If I don’t call her for anything, it is still the same $75/mo. As one person puts it, they pay a gym membership on a monthly basis, even if they don’t use it. This is a medical care model that is gaining popularity. OKC even has a surgical hospital that takes cash, posts the costs on their website and are very efficient in operations.
I spent about an hour with her today, talking about a lot of things, not all medical. She sent me across the street to the lab, who will bill the practice and they will charge me the cost, without the huge markup. The same thing with radiology and the basic drugs. I think the doctors like it that they don’t have to deal with insurance companies, just the monthly billing.
I just switched to Medicare, so I have the basic coverage as well as a supplemental insurance, but I like this set up since I’ll be able to call, text, email, online chat, or have a home visit if necessary. If I need a specialist, she’ll refer me to one.
Jackie says
So glad to hear he had a good outcome. Hopefully he will feel like himself soon.
Linda in NE says
I’m curious, what drug did the doctor take Vince off of? I hope he’s feeling much better by now.
Nelle Coursey says
Is this part of your insurance? When we have problems we have a nurse assigned to us and she calls every month until the illness is under control. Our insurance also sends us a weeks worth of frozen meals including bread, powdered milk, juices and some desserts if we are in the hospital for one night! I thought that was pretty cool! They called us, we didn’t call them!