07/16/2018

With ‘Office Calls,’ Employees Can See a Doctor at Work

Some employers are using services that bring doctors onsite

House calls by primary care doctors have gone the way of the dodo, but "office calls" are just getting started.

Corporations with several thousand employees have long found it cost-effective to offer an onsite clinic with one or more full-time primary care physicians on staff, making it easier for workers to receive routine care without taking a chunk of the day off to commute to a doctor's office.

Now, a new twist lets small to midsize employers bring doctors onsite at in-network rates under the employers' insurance plans.

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