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# The doctor will see you now – online. Virtual house calls offered widely in Sacramento region.

Video visits with primary care providers are now offered widely across the Sacramento region, giving patients a faster, lower-cost alternative to office visits.

June 22, 2018 by Sutter Health

House calls are making a comeback, with a virtual twist: Three of the Sacramento region’s four major health providers – Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Health and now Sutter Health – offer video visits with primary care providers.

Dignity Health, the region’s fourth major provider, is exploring these services.

Telemedicine began as a way to get specialists to patients in remote areas almost instantaneously. The technology has been adopted rapidly, and now, primary care providers can be consulted by phone for about one-third of the cost of an office visit.

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