--- title: Is There a Place for House Calls in Psychiatry? description: The answer is yes! Developed on the heels of Telemedicine comes Telepsychiatry. --- [![VISTA-logo-primary-tagline](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png?width=150&height=51&name=VISTA-logo-primary-tagline.png "VISTA-logo-primary-tagline")](https://www.vistastaff.com) # [VISTA Archived Blogs](https://blog.vistastaff.com) ## Is There a Place for House Calls in Psychiatry? ![](https://blog.vistastaff.com/hubfs/vistastaff-oct2015/favicon002.png)Posted by [VISTA Staffing](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/author/vista-staffing) on Feb 25, 2016 1:55:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In 2014, [MedPage Today](http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/ProfilesinPractice/48270) ran a fascinating piece profiling a Chapel Hill, NC practice founded by a husband and wife team who were also early pioneers of the locum tenens movement in the 1970s. They decided to establish a new practice in Chapel Hill, focusing mainly on house calls in 2005. After four years of living off their savings and investments, Doctors Making Housecalls finally turned a profit. **Locums Are Making It Possible** At the heart of the success of Doctors Making Housecalls is a solid belief in the contributions of locum tenens providers. Locums provide a valuable service enabling healthcare facilities and companies of all kinds to safely and effectively meet staffing needs. For a company providing mainly home-based medicine, locums are perfect for treating occasional patients while company owners and permanent staff handle those with more consistent needs. So, back to our original question: is there a place for this kind of model in psychiatry? The answer is yes! Developed on the heels of Telemedicine comes Telepsychiatry. Telepsychiatry is a service that relies on technology to bring clinical medicine to patients. Instead of visiting their homes, doctors and patients will communicate via videoconference, using computers or other types of equipment. This is a huge advantage to those without easy access to care or with a psychiatry shortage in their area. Studies have shown that this practice could highly benefit psychiatry patients. The motive is to lessen their chances of an ER visit and keep them in the comfort of their own home, where they’re more likely to open up. Telepsychiatry is suitable for a wide range of patients and the chances of success are good. This service could change the way psychiatry is practiced all over the country and locum [psychiatrists](https://www.vistastaff.com/job-board/?profession=all&specialty=28&state=all&placement=all) could continue to play a significant role in the company's success. **Sources:** 1.    MedPage Today - [http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/ProfilesinPractice/48270](http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/ProfilesinPractice/48270) 2.    US News - [http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/01/15/...](http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/01/15/telepsychiatry-the-new-frontier-in-mental-health) Topics: [Locum Tenens Work](https://blog.vistastaff.com/archive/topic/locum-tenens-work)   **Want to read more? 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