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UI Community HomeCare, an affiliate of University of Iowa
Health Care, provides optimal continuity and consistency of
patient care through appropriate prescribed medical therapy
or aid at home for as long as necessary.
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
UI Community HomeCare provides TPN throughout the state
of Iowa via a network of nursing agencies and laboratories.
This unique arrangement provides the monitoring necessary to
provide safe and effective therapy.
Benefits to referral sources
- Specially trained and qualified intake professionals
ease the referring process by efficiently accepting
referrals.
- UI Community HomeCare offers peace of mind by
informing referrers quickly--usually with the initial
phone call--if a patient qualifies for home infusion
Benefits to physicians
- Consistent communication
- Patient monitoring provided by knowledgeable
pharmacists
- Patient education handled by certified, specially
trained infusion nurses
- Questions and infusion problems are addressed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week by on-call nurses and
pharmacists
Benefits to patients
- Safety and the best possible outcomes result from
individualized monitoring by a pharmacist and the home
care team
- Home infusion representatives handle monitoring via
scheduled telephone calls
- Therapy is provided in the comfort of the patient's
home with easy to use equipment and supplies.
- Specially trained reimbursement coordinators handle
questions and billing to insurance companies
- Infusion pumps are state-of-the-art
- Questions can be asked via toll-free phone
numbers
- Pre-drawn heparin and saline flushes
American Society of
parenteral and enteral nutrition
Center
for Digestive Diseases
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