Clinic or house exam?

Definitely at the clinic.

I prefer to go to clinic.

It's always been at a clinic, but I would prefer a housecall.

I have a clinical appointment with a dermatologist in 2 weeks but I found mention that she does house calls when researching her bio. I prefer the office visit because I don't need my wife inserting her “medical” opinions. She has had nothing but negative comments about me making the appointment.

Referring to post #9,

A house call, I would probably be obsessing when I last cleaned my house, is my kitchen, bathroom etc spotless, when did I last change and wash my sheets etc etc etc. LOL!

AMEN! Though if I’m ill, and I’m supposed to be be resting and staying in bed…. VOILA…. I’m already in bed and I don’t need to drive home from the Dr office.

Clinic exam. But now some exams can be done online especially when the pandemic hit.

Most people cannot afford concierge MDs The one nearest me is $60,000 a year and you have to have insurance that is in network. I don't think he makes house calls. I had never had a doctor in my lifetime that did a house call, but I had doctors call on the phone to see how I was doing if I was sick or post surgery. I don’t like video visits unless it’s a simple or minor problem.

Seems I'm in the minority, but I've always wanted to be undressed in bed at home, the doctor lowering the sheet as they go until it's all the way down and I have to submit to the vaginal exam.

Ooh this sounds hot, pretty much the reason why I'd like to try a home visit someday. Just getting complete privacy and there could be more possibilities to be nude for the entirety of the exam. I like to imagine the doctor comes in and I'm nude in bed but she needs me to get out of bed for the exam and doesn't request for me to get dressed.

Good friends of ours swear by their concierge doctor. I don’t know what they pay but doubt it is $60k per year. They rave about how great he is and sort of question why we don’t use him, sort of snobbishly. They still have to run out for lab tests or to see specialists. Don’t know if Medicare covers it, or what the copay would be if they did. With Medicare and my supplemental I have virtually zero out of pocket cost with all my doctor visits and zooms. My supplemental cost is around $4k per year for my wife and I.

I prefer seeing our PCP at the clinic and take advantage of the integrated online medical history we get across all of the doctors we see that are connected via the EPIC medical history system. Not sure a concierge doc subscribes to that, but I doubt it. Can’t believe the efficiency of a concierge doctor is that great due to all the time spent in travel. Maybe these docs picked that approach because they had a hard time getting accepted to a group practice where they would have access to more resources or backup doctors.

Guess this will all change over time. Devices like Alexa will check vital signs, also receive input about oxygen saturation or temperatures. Additional checks may be also requested by Alexa, e.g. the weekly COVID-19 check.

Even the voice patterns may be analysed as an applied routine.

I prefer a home exam. You don't have to go anywhere. No waiting in line. You lie in a warm bed in your pajamas, and the doctor does his job. I have had a lot of them when was more young.

I have not heard of any area doctor that would do an at home exam or house call for a real medical issue. If you are sick you go to the doctor.

All of my sub's doctor visits are done in the office, though one did ask about a Zoom call. Though we often talk about “playing” with all of the equipment that is in the exam rooms.

Had a home exam/assessment by a female doctor, very nice I must say.

As a child my GP's would do house calls if you had something nasty like the measles or the ‘flu, they would normally do their rounds after the morning surgery. Nowadays they will do home visits for adults but you will be very much encouraged to come to the surgery if you possibly can. If its an ongoing thing with dressings etc they will probably refer you to the district nurse service who will visit more regularly. Home visits are mostly for elderly patients who struggle with mobility. I've never heard of a home visit just for a routine check-up exam…

I have not heard of any area doctor that would do an at home exam or house call for a real medical issue. If you are sick you go to the doctor.

All of my sub's doctor visits are done in the office, though one did ask about a Zoom call. Though we often talk about “playing” with all of the equipment that is in the exam rooms.

When I was little, french doctors used to book entire afternoons (or mornings) for in-home visits. Of course you had to take an appointment for that. I remember these days when the doc was at home and had a look at every member of the family at home. My mother was a teacher in high school, so she had way more time home than my father and I remember her taking a lot of these appointments when we were young, for me, my sister and her (my father being at work). All three of us in one appointment (don't know if the doc was charging three times or not).

I don't know if doctors still make these appointments today…

There are house-call medical practices here in NYC that will do everything from sick visits to physical exams. I'm sure other cities have them as well. I've used a house-call vet for my pets before, but went back to regular clinic visits with them.

Home calls are rare now in France, but back when I was a kid they were more common. I was glad, when I had appendicitis, that the doc came instead of having had to be taken there, for I could barely walk.

I like either. As a child we had a GP who came to the house, though it was a practice falling out of popularity at the time (you can still find a GP who makes house calls but it’s much less common now). I think I prefer a clinic setting now, but I like home exams too.

Clinic for me

I think clinic .

sterile surroundings , medical couch etc etc all add to the experience .

in the UK since pandemic you’ll be lucky to see a Dr anyway , let alone get one to come to house !

I usually go to the clinic but ever since I was a kid I always found house visits really exciting.

It's always been at a clinic or single practice office, but I've always wanted an at-home visit. This was specially true when I was a kid, ages 9--15.

I would love if I could have the doctor come to me. Having the option for a house call when sick would make it a lot more tolerable and accessible, or even just scheduling a regular checkup or physical. There's not really any part of a standard physical that requires a doctor's office; you just need private room for the exam and the basic equipment is portable.

I wanted see my gp got phone call back telling me go to minors in local hospital for x rays and see doc

Growing up in Asia, having a doctor coming to your house is a norm. I prefer going in to their offices, a new/strange environment adds to the excitement.

Growing up ur family doc was a frequent guest in our house, but now I prefer the clinic or hospital environment if necessary to check up something.

As a kid my pediatrician would do both offic calls, I loved the smell of alchohol in his office. Always started out in underwear and he would remove them part way into exam. He also did housecalls, I liked that better as my mom went to office and hat home she left the Dr. And me alone in my bedroom. He always had me take off my pajamas to take my Rectal temperature. After he retired my new pediatrician was office only.

I haven't know of a doctor doing house calls since I was a child. But as a child our doctor did both and I hated both. I didn't like to undress and the visits usually resulted in a penicillin shot in the butt which I hated.

Definitely clinic for me…

Definitely clinic. Having the exam in the doctor's office adds to the excitement and, in a sense, vulnerability. The exam room belongs to the doctor - it's the doctor's domain. For me, it would be odd to have an exam in my home.