General Infectious Disease Care
Outpatient Infusion
We offer infusion services of intravenous medications and antibiotics to our out-patients. Patients come to the office-based physician Infusion Center as an alternative to receiving intravenous therapy in the hospital or a home-health-care setting. Patients usually return to the infusion center once, twice or three times a week depending on their required treatment. At each visit patients receive intravenous medications and the necessary supplies, and they are monitored by the registered nurse and the clinical pharmacist to ensure the success of the treatment.
Infusion Center
Patients come to the office-based physician infusion center as an alternative to receiving intravenous therapies in a home health care setting. The center is conveniently located in the physician’s office, and patients return according to individualized treatment plans, usually once or twice a week to have blood work drawn, dressing changes, and to undergo evaluation by the care team and physician. At each visit, patients are provided on-going medications and supplies along with follow-up monitoring to ensure continued treatment success.
Setting
The infusion center contains private, curtained modules that are equipped with a comfortable recliner lounge chair, color TV/VCR, and other patient comfort items. The center provides privacy while allowing the nurse to observe each patient individually.
Advantages of Office-Based Physician Care
Advantages | Physician Office | Home Health |
---|---|---|
Patient is taught to administrator medications in their home | ||
Care team member are specialists in infusion treatment | Unknown | |
Care plan overseen directly by physician | Indirect | |
Consistent patient care team | Variable | |
Immediate medication interaction, evaluation and monitoring | Delayed | |
Timely lab results and reviews | Unknown | |
Timely dosage and treatment adjustments, as needed | Unknown | |
Consistent availability of your medications and supplies from physician office | Variable | |
Direct communication between physician and care team | Variable |
Billing
A pre-certification process is completed before your therapy. Business office personnel check that services provided are covered under your health plan. Otherwise, alternate care options will be provided. For your convenience, we will file your health insurance claim forms.
For billing questions, call the business office at:
1-800-337-0220 or 1-800-932-6807
Infusion Center Hours: The infusion centers are open from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, for out-patient referrals.
Hospital referrals for initial therapy are available 7 days a week.
After Hours
A Pharmacist or a Registered Nurse is available to patients 24 hours a day by calling the infusion center at (407) 260-7175. For further location and service information, please call our infusion center during regular business hours:
- Tel: (407) 260-7175
- Fax:(407) 937-0704
IDC Infusion Center location:
IDC Main Office
685 Palm Springs Drive, Suite 2C,
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
For general questions call (407) 260-7175 for both locations.
For billing questions call the Infusion Center Business Office at:
(800) 337-0220 or (800) 932-6807.
To schedule an appointment with one of our board certified specialists call
(407) 647-3960 or click here to request an appointment.