Bielory L, Long G C
Department of Medicine, UMD-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1995 Mar;74(3):265-8.
Home health care has been touted as a cost-saving option for many immune disorders, especially those requiring intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
To determine the costs for home infusions of IVIG, a comparative study of Home Health Agency prices was undertaken.
A survey of 25 Home Health Agencies that provide IVIG therapy in northern and central New Jersey was conducted by telephone and office interviews.
Thirteen companies provided price quotations for services and IVIG. The highest-priced companies charge approximately four times more for IVIG infusions than the lowest-priced companies, and many agencies offer the therapy at moderate costs.
IVIG can be obtained and administered in the home in more cost-effective ways if comparative pricing is done.
家庭医疗保健被吹捧为许多免疫疾病的一种节省成本的选择，尤其是那些需要静脉注射免疫球蛋白（IVIG）的疾病。
为了确定家庭输注IVIG的成本，开展了一项家庭健康机构价格的比较研究。
通过电话和办公室访谈，对新泽西州北部和中部提供IVIG治疗的25家家庭健康机构进行了调查。
13家公司提供了服务和IVIG的价格报价。价格最高的公司收取的IVIG输注费用比价格最低的公司高出约四倍，而且许多机构以适中的成本提供这种治疗。
如果进行比较定价，IVIG可以以更具成本效益的方式在家庭中获得和使用。
