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Managing Chronic Conditions at Home: The Role of Infusion Therapy in Crohn’s Disease Care
Crohn’s disease is hard to manage and expensive when care is not consistent. Patients can move quickly from stability to severe flare. When that happens, many need emergency care or a...
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Home IV Antibiotic Therapy: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Inpatient Care
Patients receiving IV antibiotics at home have similar safety and quality metrics comparable to those of patients receiving inpatient care, with no meaningful differences in mortality...
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Leveraging Hospital-at-Home to Manage Seasonal Capacity Surges
Seasonal surges challenge hospitals every year, as patient volumes, capacity demands and care needs shift with changing illnesses and environmental factors. As respiratory illnesses...
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Extending Specialty Infusion Care Beyond the Hospital: How Strategic Partnerships Improve Outcomes at Home
Longer lives and more chronic conditions are driving a growing need for complex infusion care outside hospital walls. At the same time, payors are seeking value...
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When Is Hydration Therapy Appropriate at Home? Clinical Use Cases for Payors and Providers
As consumer IV wellness drips grow in popularity, many payors and healthcare organizations are facing a new challenge: separating medically necessary hydration therapy from convenience-based...
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Patient in hospital receiving IVBlog
Readmission Risk Is Highest in Summer. Here's How In-Home Infusion Helps
Hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system billions each year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servies (CMS) reports that nearly 1 in 5 Medicare patients return to the...
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Reducing Total Cost of Care with Home-Based Infusion Programs: What the Data Shows
In hospital outpatient settings, infusion therapy usually costs more than in other care settings. A large study of more than 52,000 infusions found that hospital outpatient departments had...
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Mother with babyBlog
Postpartum Infusion Therapy at Home: Helping Mothers Recover Safely
For some mothers, postpartum recovery can include complications that require medical treatment and close monitoring. They may need infusion therapy to manage infections, dehydration, ...
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Home Infusion Nursing for Bleeding Disorders: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know
Healthcare organizations are increasingly shifting to home infusion therapy for patients with bleeding disorders. Patients prefer the in-home infusion approach due to its increased...
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Behind the Scenes: How Our Nurses Ensure Cardiovascular Infusion Protocol Compliance at Home
Managing infusion therapies for cardiovascular patients at home requires precision, nurse oversight and total adherence to protocols. Even the smallest deviation can increase the risk of adverse...