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House Calls in the Digital Age
Feeling sick? What if you could order up a doctor the same way you order a pizza or an Uber ride? No schlepping to an office or emergency room, no long lines. Instead, with just a few taps of your touchscreen, a doctor shows up at your door. That’s the concept behind a growing number of house call mobile apps.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFeeling sick? What if you could order up a doctor the same way you order a pizza or an Uber ride? No schlepping to an office or emergency room, no long lines. Instead, with just a few taps of your touchscreen, a doctor shows up at your door. That’s the concept behind a growing number of house call mobile apps. A new one rolls out in Los Angeles and Orange counties this week.
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The full episode
4 of 5Election Day Preview, House Call Comeback and Car Hacking- 0:00Prisoner Swap
- 7:51Election Primer
- 16:57'Orange Is The New Black' is Back
- 26:40House Calls in the Digital AgeYou’re reading this
- 42:04Hacking Cars