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Certainly can t remember when doctors made house calls. but these days with so many insurance company restrictions, and overloaded doctors schedules it can take weeks to see your physician. now a new app bringing a doctor right to your smart phone. making this our favorite story of the day. here is abc s rebecca jarvis. could you show me how hard lily got hit? head bumped, you know. how are you feeling? fine. so is lily. reporter: like in this episode of modern family doctor s visits aren t always that pleasant. now the doctor is in 24/7, and you didn t have to leave home. thanks to a service, healthtap prime. you can have a 30 minute consultation with your doctor any time over your device. using your smart phone camera, ask one of 62,000 doctors to diagnose an illness and write you a prescription even in the middle of the night. ....
Out a way to have the patient maintain their relationship with the primary care doctor. reporter: but it hasn t stopped healthtap s committed users. as a parent, using healthtap prime has given us piece peace of mind. knowing we can contact a doctor 24/7. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. doctors that use this, make way below. 30% less. and the employees end up making 30% less using this app. big revolving door of people in and out. don t stick around. i don t know. want the doctor to see my kid. touch him. i don t know about a video chat. for the small stuff. an explosion of urgent clinics. minute clinics. people going in for prescription for a cold or something. maybe spare you the trip to the doctor. so many people i know are using, what s called now dr. google. self-diagnosing. going to google. maybe this is a step up from that. you get some expertise. though it does cost you a little ....