Home Health

Caring for patients at home with skilled nursing and durable medical equipment is an integral part of healthcare and a significant challenge; especially since many patients’ most common contact with physicians is in the Emergency Room or hospital. Mobile Doctors® fulfills the role of a primary care physician, coordinates patient care, and can decrease visits to emergency rooms and hospitals.

Our singular focus and expertise in physician home visits means we understand the needs of the patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. We respond quickly to new referrals, often within 48 hours. We are accustomed to processing home health 485’s, orders for care, and durable medical equipment needs. We perform diagnostic tests and can schedule delivery of prescriptions right in your home.

Regular physician home visits, medication management, and care coordination improves the health of homebound patient, providing relief and support to caregiver/family, and better outcomes for home health agencies. Contact us today for more information.  

Hospitals & Hospitalists

Home Health for Elderly Patients Reduces Hospitalizations:
Some elderly patients discharged from hospitals either do not have a regular primary care physician or are temporarily unable to visit them due to health or transportation issues. The lack of follow-up and compliance to post-hospitalization care often leads to re- hospitalization and/or a downward health spiral.

Mobile Doctors® works proactively with hospitalists and discharge planners to understand and adapt the plan of care. With our singular focus on physician home visits, we understand the needs of the patients and caregivers, and can respond quickly to new referrals, often within 48 hours. We are accustomed to dealing with home health and DME approvals, and coordinate with office-based physicians as well.

A recent analysis of Medicare claim data found that almost 20% of Medicare beneficiaries who had been discharged from a hospital were rehospitalized within 30 days, and 34.0% were rehospitalized within 90 days; 67.1% of patients who had been discharged with medical conditions and 51.5% of those who had been discharged after surgical procedures were rehospitalized or died within the first year after discharge. (“Rehospitalizations among Patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program” Stephen F. Jencks, M.D., M.P.H., Mark V. Williams, M.D., and Eric A. Coleman, M.D., M.P.H” - New England Journal of Medicine Volume 360: 1418-1428 April 2, 2009 Number 14)

Good follow-up physician care and patient compliance can reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations and ER visits, as well as avoid downward health spirals. Click here to contact us.

Insurance Companies

The Advantages of Mobile Doctors® for Insurance Companies:
Many Medicare beneficiaries elect HMOs or other private insurance and the HMO receives a specific amount of money per beneficiary depending on their clinical conditions. Studies have shown that only 10% of Medicare beneficiaries consume at least 60% of the total costs, primarily through many trips to the hospital and ER.

Mobile Doctors® works with HMOs on their high cost members, many of which have multiple chronic conditions. They are often either non-compliant to regular visits to their primary care physicians or have significant issues making it to their offices. This is why there are so many advantages to utilizing Mobile Doctors®.

Through regular home visits and careful care coordination, we can improve their stability, decrease ER/hospitalizations, and more accurately identify for ICD-9 codes which impact their Medicare Rate Adjustments (MRA’s).

A recent analysis of Medicare claim data found that almost 20% of Medicare beneficiaries who had been discharged from a hospital were rehospitalized within 30 days, and 34.0% were rehospitalized within 90 days; 67.1% of patients who had been discharged with medical conditions and 51.5% of those who had been discharged after surgical procedures were rehospitalized or died within the first year after discharge. (“Rehospitalizations among Patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program” Stephen F. Jencks, M.D., M.P.H., Mark V. Williams, M.D., and Eric A. Coleman, M.D., M.P.H” - New England Journal of Medicine Volume 360: 1418-1428 April 2, 2009 Number 14)

By focusing on the high cost beneficiaries, we can improve member satisfaction, stabilize patient health, lower overall costs, and accurately identify ICD-9 coding. Contact us today for more information on the variety of advantages to utilizing Mobile Doctors®.  

Assisted and Supportive Living

Our Mobile Doctors® Physicians Provide Specialized Senior Care:
The assisted and supportive living housing segments have increased dramatically over the last several years providing quality living accommodations, activities, and basic senior care and medical support in their facilities. Many of the residents need a wide variety of physician services which can be delivered in their home by Mobile Doctors®.

Our long experience in caring for the frail elderly makes assisted and supportive living a natural extension. We can respond quickly to new referrals and more urgent care environments. We work with virtually all the major hospitals and are accustomed to communicating with hospitalists and discharge planners.

Quality senior care provided by Mobile Doctors® means that residents will be happier and require fewer hospital and ER visits.

Our goal is to work proactively with your facility management to care for patients Mobile Doctors® is a great choice for physician services for your residents. Contact us today for more information.

Physician Offices & Clinics:
An office or clinic based physician knows that some patients have a difficult time visiting their doctors regularly. In some cases, the patient may have recently fallen, had an exacerbation, or had a surgery which makes transport very difficult. That's where physician offices and Mobile Doctors® can work together.

We work with physician offices and clinics to visit these patients in their home. We will send all visit documentation and prescription information to their offices. If the patient’s health improves to where they can make it to the office, we will transfer the patient back to their regular physician.