Specialty injectables encompass a wide range of chronic diseases, and can be administered at home. Therapies for Injectables include: Allergies Asthma Crohn's Disease Growth Hormones Hemophilia Hepatitis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Osteoporosis Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
Infusion therapy involves the administration of medication through an IV catheter or subcutaneous infusion. Infusion therapy encompasses multiple therapy options for a variety of acute or chronic disease conditions.
Diseases commonly requiring infusion therapy include: infections that are unresponsive to oral antibiotics cancer-related pain dehydration gastrointestinal diseases or disorders which prevent normal functioning of the gastrointestinal system Other conditions treated with specialty infusion therapies may include: Crohn's Disease hemophilia immune deficiencies multiple sclerosis rheumatoid arthritis congestive heart failure
Changing health care initiatives have led to an emphasis on cost-containment in health care, as well as developments in the clinical administration of the therapy. For individuals requiring long-term therapy, inpatient care is not only tremendously expensive but also prevents the individual from resuming normal lifestyle and work activities.
Home infusion has been proven to be a safe and effective alternative to inpatient care for many disease states and therapies. For many patients, receiving treatment at home or in an outpatient infusion setting is preferable to inpatient care. Greater Nebraska Home Infusion operates an ambulatory infusion suite which is ideally suited for certain patient-therapy [...]
