BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy provides home infusion services allowing patients to receive therapy from the comfort and safety of home. This article provides a brief overview of how our clinical team works to support home infusion for transplant patients.
Home infusion provides a safe and effective means to help transplant patients manage their prescribed therapy. Hospitals and infusion centers can take every precaution available, yet in these environments patients still have the potential for exposure to bacteria or viruses they would likely not encounter in their homes. Transplant patients benefit from home infusion both before and after transplant. Before the transplant, many patients are at greater risk for infection given their diagnosis and the procedures they have endured. Post-transplant, patients are at risk of infection because of immune-suppressing anti-rejection drugs and/or because they develop comorbidities compromising their immune systems.
BioMatrix’s focus on safety begins well before the patient is infused with their first dose of medication in the home.
Even before the pandemic, our transplant professionals followed rigorous safety protocols to ensure the health and safety of the patients we serve. Our clinical team includes nurses and pharmacists who are experts in transplant therapy. Many have years of transplant experience, and team members stay up to date on all current literature surrounding the use of specialty medications provided for transplant-related diagnoses. Our team follows transplant-specific protocols to promote the health and safety of our patients and home infusion nurses. Each clinician has the responsibility of not only knowing each transplant-specific or medication-specific protocol, but also ensuring that the protocol is strictly followed for optimal results.
Our nursing and pharmacy teams work hand in hand at every step of the patient journey. This includes our efforts around home infusion services. To support our patients across the country, BioMatrix has contracted with over 200 Nursing agencies nationwide. We continually bring new agencies into the fold. Each agency is thoroughly vetted to ensure that they meet our rigorous standards and are knowledgeable regarding the Infusion Nurses Society guidelines for infusion therapy in the home.
Just as the nursing agencies we contract with are thoroughly vetted, so too are the individual home infusion nurses. Every home infusion nurse assigned to enter a patient’s home is required to meet (over the phone or virtually) with our nurse clinicians prior to providing service. Our nurses evaluate the infusion RN’s level of competency to provide the care ordered. If further education or training is needed this is arranged and completed before the start of care. Prescribed therapy is reviewed in detail to make sure the appropriate protocols are followed and the services provided are safe and seamless. If at any time our nurse clinicians determine that a particular home infusion nurse does not meet the standard of competency that we at BioMatrix strive for, we re-group and re-staff the case with an alternate home infusion nurse.
When entering a patient’s home, the home infusion nurses we work with follow all standard precautions and wear appropriate personal protective equipment. They also take the time to identify and review safety measures the patient can follow in the home both during and after infusion. Working together our team helps patients mitigate any issues to establish a safe environment for home infusion.
BioMatrix is committed to providing the highest level of specialty pharmacy service and support.
Our team has years of transplant experience and follows highly coordinated, transplant-specific protocols promoting the health, safety, and well-being of every patient served.
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