Odette Campbell

Doctor and Nurse in Plano, Texas

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Odette Campbell is a licensed medical practitioner who is currently residing in Plano, Texas. She specializes in home care medicine which is taking the world by storm.

1. I am a member of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine. You can place it on my website. The accepted terminology for a House Call Doctor is Home Care Medicine.

As the population ages, home-based medical care becomes increasingly important in the care of frail, functionally impaired older adults. Unfortunately, formal education in home-based medical care is limited, and misconceptions abound. This book is intended to be a practical clinical reference for health care providers who practice medicine in the home. Home-based medical care is highly relevant to the evolving health service delivery system in the USA, but terminology related to this field can be confusing. We adopt the term “home-based medical care” to emphasize the relevance of this practice model as part of the contemporary health care system. Keywords Home-based medical care ; Medical house calls; Medical home visits; Geriatric care; Elder care

By taking medical care directly to the place where the patient spends the most time, home-based medical care exemplifies patient-centered care. At home, the physician easily assesses the patient’s function in her own environment and helps address barriers to care and social determinants of health. Coming to see the patient at home is an unspoken endorsement of the patient’s importance and helps to build a level of trust and communication that may be difficult to create in a typical office visit. In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, there has begun an inexorable shift from volume-based to value-based care. Special attention is now paid to the care of “high-need, high-cost” patients by government officials, health service delivery system leaders, payers, health-care providers, health advocacy and consumer organizations, and others.