Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (Y.H.).
Washington University School of Medicine and Institute for Public Health, St. Louis, Missouri (K.E.J., W.G.P.).
Ann Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1;173(5):383-384. doi: 10.7326/M20-1774. Epub 2020 May 13.
Home infusion therapy can provide a safer alternative for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection for many vulnerable patients who receive parenteral therapies on an outpatient basis, such as parenteral antimicrobial therapy. This article proposes changes to Medicare payment policy, which currently does not adequately reimburse for these services for many patients.
家庭输液治疗可为许多接受门诊肠外治疗(如肠外抗菌治疗)的脆弱患者提供一种更安全的选择,避免其暴露于 SARS-CoV-2 感染。本文提出了对医疗保险支付政策的修改建议,因为现行政策未能为许多患者充分报销这些服务的费用。