Had a good conversation with Tom Hoffman over at Hoffman Home Health. Here's what I learned:
Dad is paying a flat rate of $283/day for his antibiotics. Medicare doesn't cover this. If he had Part D it would be about a third of this price. He suggested we look into changing it. I wondered about that and if it would cover any of this and he said not this time, but maybe next time. (On the drive back, I wondered to myself if we had switched to Medicare D when he was in the hsopital the first time, would this current therapy be covered). He suggested Paul Sheldon at Advocate Insurance, 398-2298 as a good agency to talk to.
He said when he gets the contract to supply a patient, they tell him what is being done and he tries to give them all the supplies they need. Unfortunately, there is no one method and different home health nurses teach different porcedures. He did say we should be flushing the off-side picc line every 12, not 24 hours. He also said the red box should only be used for sharp objects only.
When I asked who should we talk to in his office if we have questions or problems, he replied, "me." His number is 377-0180.
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