house call


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house call

n.
A professional visit made to a home, especially by a physician.

house′ call`


n.
a professional visit, as by a physician or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
[1955–60]
Translations

house call

n visita domiciliaria or a domicilio, visita a la casa
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The house call is back, but with a high-tech twist.
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Fortunately for the Pooles, there was a local doctor willing to make a house call.
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6 August 2010 - US-based ExpressMD Solutions, a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp (NASDAQ: ADAT) and EncounterCare Solutions (PINK: ECSL), announced yesterday it has signed a non-exclusive national distribution agreement with Rotech Healthcare Inc for the Electronic House Call remote patient monitoring solution.
ExpressMD Solutions signs distribution agreement for monitoring solution
ExpressMD plans to initiate manufacturing and sales of its Electronic House Call monitoring devices and services immediately.
Elsewhere, ExpressMD Solutions Inc. (Berkeley Heights NJ), a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp. and EncounterCare Solutions Inc. to provide remote patient monitoring "telehealth" systems and services that improve care for patients with chronic conditions
Now: Lambert is adding house call visits to his RediMedi business, still based in the Eastmont Pharmacy in East Wenatchee.
RediMedi adds house calls to health care menu
His humble practice harkens back to a time not all that long ago when family practitioners charged $2 for an office visit and $5 for a house call.
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The doctor rang me back quite quickly, but said it was not appropriate for a house call and that I should either take my husband to A&E myself or dial for an ambulance.
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The house call has long been a part of the tradition of family medicine.
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