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21^st Century Version of the "House Call"

It saves you the patient from long drives, interminable waits, missed work and brief encounters. 

Now Inviting New Patients throughout Texas and
Iowa. Additional States will open as soon as we secure similar
physician relationships across the USA.

Concept

A diabetes follow up visit conducted in the comfort and privacy of home
is now a working reality for families of children and teens with type 1
diabetes. Families only need high-speed internet access, PC or laptop,
and an inexpensive webcam to participate in this cutting edge program.
With Diabetes HouseCall, families avoid:

1. Driving long distances to diabetes follow-up visits
2. Missing time away from work and school
3. Spending hours in crowded waiting rooms
4. Seeing the diabetes specialist for just a few minutes.

After an initial visit, patient encounters are all held on line via high speed Internet connection and an inexpensive webcam.

What Kind of Patient Uses Diabetes HouseCall?

Diabetes HouseCall is not for everyone. Only families seeking the best possible diabetes care are candidates for this cutting edge approach to 21^st century health care delivery. Start-up costs are minimal. The return is priceless.

Requirements

Each Diabetes HouseCall patient must meet the following eight criteria to be eligible for this program. They must:

1. Express a strong desire to take charge of diabetes and demonstrate that attitude in their self care behaviors.
2. Commit to this method of diabetes care for at least one year.
3. Have access to a primary care provider to manage non-diabetes medical problems.
4. Have high speed internet access and webcam.
5. Use
   the GlucoMON blood glucose data system to reliably collect, analyze,
   and distribute blood sugar data to the family and doctor.
6. Use the highly precise Homecheck A1C to obtain hemoglobin A1C results prior to each on-line visit.
7. Make an initial face to face visit with Dr. Stephen Ponder, the developer of Diabetes Housecallto establish a proper physician-patient relationship which will then be carried over to the on-line visits.
8. Keep
   once yearly face to face encounters with Dr. Ponder for follow up
   visits which will require diabetes-specific physical examination and
   routine laboratory studies as needed other than the hemoglobin A1C.

Benefits

Families who participate in the Diabetes HouseCall program will receive:

1. Access to a recognized pediatric diabetes specialist and support team.
2. Thirty minute minimum encounter with the specialist per visit.
3. The most effective home blood sugar data management system on the market (GlucoMON system).
4. The most accurate commercially available hemoglobin A1C system currently on the market.
5. Significant savings in time and money compared to current models of care (take the Diabetes HouseCall Challenge via the online cost calculator here).

Expense

Diabetes HouseCall is strictly a fee-for-service program at this time. HouseCall
users are strongly encouraged to invoice their insurance carriers to
set a precedent for reimbursement of this service in the future. Some HouseCall
families have successfully obtained funding for their start-up
equipment from their flexible medical spending account. All families
are encouraged to speak directly with their insurance company's
benefits coordinator for more information. View the supported devices
certified for patient use in the HouseCall program. Not all devices are
included in the starter package and may be purchased or rented
separately.

Practice Endocrinologists:

Stephen Ponder - MD, FAAP, CDE based in Corpus Christi, Texas

If
you would like your endocrinologist to offer this service you should
have them contact us for more information on this proven advanced
diabetes care delivery model for the 21st Century.

Contact

Diabetech manages the technical issues regarding start up and all
matters related to the GlucoMON, Homecheck-A1c, reports and web cam
certification and support. Diabetech does not offer medical advice. This product page
allows you to subscribe to the annual subscription.

• HouseCall support is available for an annual fee of $199 (order below). You must be an approved patient prior to ordering.
• The HouseCall
  tools include 4 x HomeCheck-A1c kits, Internet and video
  conferencing training, scheduling and program readiness certification.
• The
  HouseCall service plan also includes one 30 minute education session
  that allows you be more accurate and have more confidence in your
  ability to count carbohydrates and match your own body's varying
  insulin requirements.
• Currently available in Texas and Iowa.  
• Provider fees are billed separately and established by the HouseCall practitioners.

More program information is available for Patients, Doctors and Families