Home infusion therapy: meeting a need.
A home infusion program for a midsize hospital was developed to meet the needs of patients discharged on specific infusion therapies. The program's history, development, credentialing, referral and QA/QI process are described. The infusion nurse provides in-hospital teaching, discharge coordination, and follow-up at home while working with physicians, social workers, hospital nurses and home-infusion-therapy providers.
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D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care