A busuiness idea?

[Alex C.]

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?

[justme15]

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.

[conchman]

Actual practical  cost would be a factor I suppose.  Wages, fuel, insuracnce yada..yada...

but who knows... 

[CebuShan]

It's a good idea but needs a little more work, I think. Mostly because of insurance costs. Keep working at it though.   

[Rerun]

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.

[Whamo]

If you're rich it's a great idea.

[Henry P Snicklesnorter]

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[Alex C.]

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.