Course Overview

Interested in treating outside of the office? Perhaps at a patient's home or at a location like a recovery center or hotel? Nervous about the safety aspects of this way of practicing?

This course goes over not only the logistics of effective house calls, but the critical safety aspects as well. With demand for house calls increasing, it's important to feel comfortable with whatever setting you choose for treatment. In this course we review tangible things you can put in place so you and the patient both feel comfortable, safe and can have an effective treatment. In this course, you'll learn:

(1) Current demand for house calls
(2) House call red flags
(3) Protecting yourself and your patient care in any setting

Course Objectives

• Understand the steps in performing a safe HIPAA compliant house call.
• Learn methods to include in every house call to ensure a smooth patient and practitioner experience.
• Become efficient with your house call process without sacrificing quality of care.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 30 minIn the course intro, we examine the need for house calls and common concerns. With house calls, there are several safety concerns such as being in a home alone with a person you may not know to start.

30 min - 1 hrsWe dig deeper into specific areas where you can pick safe practices in house calls. We examing how to do this in a HIPAA compliant way.

1 hrs - 1.5 hrsIn the last section of this course, we summarize what was learned. We also review action steps for your next house call.