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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Alex C. on January 13, 2013, 10:05:01 AM
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I'm looking for feedback here, on an idea that might have some possibility of working as a business:
There are at least a few people who wish to do home hemodialysis, but have a care partner who is either afraid of, or incapable of inserting a dialysis needle accurately, but otherwise would be able to monitor the dialysis, and would (in most cases ) be able to withdraw needles, etc. So, my idea is to have a visiting nurse who would just do the insertion, and then go on to the next patient, at the next house.
So, would you think this might be a viable business?
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i think the idea is great, as cannulation can be a huge hurdle to get over. However, I'm wondering if insurance will pay for a licensed nurse to come out just to insert a needle. I work in home health, and I see how insurance pays for as little as possible, and their focus is to teach the family to do mostly everything on their own. Maybe if the pt's were self-pay this could work.
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Actual practical cost would be a factor I suppose. Wages, fuel, insuracnce yada..yada...
but who knows... :waiting;
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It's a good idea but needs a little more work, I think. Mostly because of insurance costs. Keep working at it though. :clap;
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I would think the visiting Nurse would want at least a 20 spot to do it plus travel. So, the dialysis patient would be shelling out 60+ a week. I guess it would depend how much they want to be at home. I don't think Medicare would pay.
Good Idea though.
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If you're rich it's a great idea.
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I would think the visiting Nurse would want at least a 20 spot to do it plus travel. So, the dialysis patient would be shelling out 60+ a week. I guess it would depend how much they want to be at home. I don't think Medicare would pay.
Good Idea though.
I would assume that a very low-end cost would be about $100/hour for a nurse, considering all the costs. I doubt you could get a traveling nurse for $20/hour even in India!
However, since Medicare pays something like $500 average for each in-center dialysis session, there still might be some possibility of making it work here.