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C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea Incidence & Outcomes in Physician Office Infusion Centers
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2012) – A retrospective review of 1,352 patients treated at nine Infectious Disease POICs with intravenous antibiotics (IVAB) from January 1 to June 30, 2011, was conducted to assess the reduced risk level of developing health care...
Cost & Outcomes Comparison of Patients Whose Treatment Began in Infusion Center vs. After Discharge
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2012) – A retrospective, multicenter review was conducted of eligible patients treated in the POIC from January 1- June 30, 2011, including 30-day follow-up to compare outcomes and costs in a POIC versus treatment after hospital...
Outcomes Comparison of IV Antimicrobials in an Office Infusion Center vs. Home Care Services
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2012) – A retrospective review was conducted of randomly selected records for patients treated in four Infectious Disease POICs from January 2010-December 2011, to compare patient management and outcomes in the POIC versus HC settings....
Utilization of IV Antimicrobials Over a One-Year Period in Physician Office Infusion Centers
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2012) – A multi-center retrospective review of 11,616 patients receiving intravenous antimicrobials (IVAM) was conducted to determine utilization of IVAM in POICs and efficient device utilization. In the 65 participating POICs, patients...
Successful, Cost-Saving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Following Hospital Discharge
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 19, 2012) – A retrospective pilot study was conducted of all patients, from January 2011 through April 2012, receiving OPAT under an indigent healthcare program (a hospital-funded program providing IV antibiotics through the POIC to qualified...
Low Rates of C. difficile Associated Diarrhea in Patients Receiving IVAB in the Outpatient Setting
BOSTON, MA (October 21, 2011) – Patients receiving intravenous antibiotics in seven Infectious Disease Physician Office Infusion Centers (POICs) experienced a low rate of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (2.5 per 10,000 patient days). Of the 934 patients...
Low Readmission and Recurrence Rates of Bacteremia, Endocarditis & Osteomyelitis in Infusion Centers
BOSTON, MA (October 21, 2011) – A multi-center retrospective review of 203 patients treated with long term intravenous antibiotic therapy in physician office infusion centers (POICs) is effective with clinical success rates of 93% in bacteremia, 88% in infective...
Treatment with IV Antibiotics in an Outpatient POIC Shows Successful Outcomes and Cost Savings
BOSTON, MA (October 21, 2011) – A 3-year trend analysis was conducted of patients initiated on intravenous antibiotics (IVAB) in an Infectious Disease Physician Office Infusion Center (POIC) during the years 2008 – 2010 for a complicated skin and skin structure or...
Telavancin Treatment in the Outpatient Setting is Effective
BOSTON, MA (October 21, 2011) – In a 16 month period, 47 patients were treated with telavancin in 15 physician office infusion centers (POICs) with indications for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (24), osteomyelitis (19), sepsis (3), and...
Healix Launches New App to Boost Client Efficiency
SUGAR LAND, TX (January 1, 2011) - Healix announced the official launch of the iPhone® compatible Healix App, a tool for on-the-go physicians to track formulary options with payer reimbursement data, patient roster information, and clinic financial results. Eric P....