30-30-30 Sessions

When we think of high-risk in the home setting, we often first think about the drug or therapy being administered such as PN or pain management. But as we know, the complexity of patients seen in the home and alternate site is growing each day. It is imperative to identify all risks that can place a patient in this category, from the therapy to their co-morbidities to psychosocial and mental illness, the list is endless. This presentation will look at how to assess patients for risk and review patient case studies, including how one home infusion organization is addressing these patients to provide equitable access to care for all patients.

IV drug abusers are a difficult population to treat in the home setting. By following detailed policies and procedures my organization has been 100% successful in managing this underserved patient group. Treating drug abuser patients in the home setting can be successful.

Home infusion patients may not adhere to therapy as prescribed for a variety of reasons (many of which are social determinants of health). Unconscious/implicit bias can get in the way of a clinician’s ability to objectively assess a patient’s challenges, resulting in perceived non-compliance. Throughout this presentation, we will discuss social determinants of health, unconscious/implicit bias, how bias affects patient-clinician interactions and the unintended consequences of descriptors, such as “non-compliant,” in clinical care.