Infusion Therapy

Sphinx Home Health Care is able to accept Medicare patients to administer IV therapy in the home setting following Medicare guidelines:

• The patient will be managed by our Hi-Tech nursing team
• Sphinx Home Health Care will work with the infusion therapy company in the coordination of services to ensure proper, scheduled delivery of the IV medication(s) and supplies.
• Sphinx Home Health Care will follow scheduled IV medication administration as ordered by MD.

• Provide IV site care through IV Therapy program implementation
• Assess needles, supplies, site for contamination
• Teach patient/caregiver proper universal precautions and handwashing procedures, S/S of infiltration, flushes of heparin and normal saline, site care/dressing changes, proper IV treatment administration; and who to call for question/concerns
• Obtain blood for specific lab tests as ordered by MD
• Multiple medication teaching, including route, schedule, functions, and possible side effects
• Assess the patient’s response to treatment and/or intervention