1. Dr. Andrew Line's practice is no longer in the office. Ten years ago, he started visiting patients in their homes.

安德鲁•莱恩医生行医不再是在医生办公室。10年前，他开始上病人家里出诊服务。

2. House calls are making a comeback and many of the tests are the same. But the classic black bag has been replaced by the laptop computer.

出诊服务正在东山再起，许多的化验检验同样如此。但是，典型的黑色包已被手提电脑所取代。

3. There is no substitute for the house call. You get a great insight into the patients, into their lives, how they live, where they keep their medications. 

出诊服务是无法取代的。在出诊中你深入了解病人；了解他们的生活；了解他们是怎么生活的，他们的药物放在哪里。

4. 96-year-old Amory Morgans remembers house calls as a child. Now she needs to see the doctor once a month and visit is much more convenient.

埃默里•摩更斯年迈96岁，还记得小时候的医生上门出诊。现在她一个月看一次医生，医生出诊服务对她来说方便多了。

5. In many cases, house calls are covered by Medicare, and it’s expected that demand for them will only increase as our population ages. 

在很多情况下，出诊服务的费用是美国老年保健医疗制度来支付的。随着人口老龄化的发展，预计这种出诊服务的需求只会增加。

6. In the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Steven Lander says the future of health care will be at home. By 2030 we will have more than 70 million folks over the age of 65.

史蒂芬•兰德医生在《新英格兰医学杂志》上发表文章说，医疗服务的未来在家庭。到2030年，我们将有 7 500万人口超过65岁。

7. Many seniors suffer from multiple conditions and Lander says modern technology now allows doctors to take hospital to the patients.

许多老年人患有多种疾病。兰德医生说，现代技术使医生把医院带给了病人。

8. EKG, blood test, even some X-rays can now be done at home. They need that integrative medical care and the home is the great place for them to get it.

心电图、血化验。甚至是X线检查，现在可有在家里做了。病人需要那种综合型的医疗，而家就是病人得到综合型医疗的好地方。

9. Dr. Line says with no office overhead, house call brings down health care cost and allows him to spend more time with each patient.

莱恩医生说，没有办公室的一般管理费用，出诊服务降低医疗费用，又使他与每位病人花的时间更多。

10. "And they consider me their caregiver and some of them consider me part of their family. It's very rewarding experience that we respect." He says that reward is the reason he became a doctor. 

“他们把我看成他们的照料者，而有些人把我看成是他们家庭一员。 这是我们看重的十分值得的经历。”莱恩医生说这种报答是他当医生的原因。

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