Home infusion can be a safe and effective alternative to inpatient care. If you’re like most people, you probably prefer to recover from or manage your condition in the comfort and privacy of your own home. Medical research reports that when a skilled team of specialists provides home care, patients experience better outcomes.
The goal of home infusion is to provide quality care in a safe environment so that patients can maintain their independent lifestyles. Prior to starting home infusion therapy, a thorough assessment is performed to ensure that the patient is an appropriate candidate for infusion services and to determine if other home care services are needed.
About Home Infusion
Cleveland Clinic’s home infusion pharmacy is a licensed pharmacy that provides medications, nutritional support, infusion pumps, supplies and comprehensive infusion therapy management to patients in their own homes. Depending on the patient’s needs and physician orders, therapies are administered into the bloodstream (intravenously), beneath the skin (subcutaneously) or around the spinal cord (as an epidural). Therapies commonly provided include antibiotics, chemotherapy, immune globulin, pain management, and enteral and parenteral nutrition. The Pharmacy serves approximately 1,000 patients a month.
The Patients We Serve
Home Infusion Pharmacy serves patients throughout the Cleveland Clinic Health System as well as those in Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Some of the common disorders we treat include, but are not limited to:
- infections
- multiple sclerosis
- cancer and cancer-related pain
- gastrointestinal diseases or disorders (such as Crohn’s disease or esophageal cancer)
- nutrition-related problems
- congestive heart failure
- immune disorders
Types of Therapy
- TPN
- Enteral
- Antibiotics
- Pain Management
- Injectable Medications
- Respiratory Medications
- Antifungals
- IV Fluid replacement
- Corticosteroids
Requesting Home Infusion Pharmacy
Home infusion pharmacy services must be ordered by a physician and begin with a telephone call to 216.444.HOME (4663) or toll-free 800.263.0403. At the time of referral and obtaining prescriptions, we will review your insurance coverage and advise you of benefits available. Our start-of-care team is specially trained to offer a safe transition to home infusion pharmacy services.
Your Care Teams
Your pharmacy needs are coordinated and care monitored by pharmacists, nurses, service representatives and technicians. The staff caring for you is consistent so you talk to people who know your case.
Office Hours
- Our regular office hours are Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm
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We are open on Saturday 8:30am to 5pm
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We have staff available on-call all other times.
Eligibility & Accreditation
Most major insurance companies cover home infusion services. Medicare provides coverage for selected therapies. For your convenience, our staff will contact your insurance carrier to determine exact coverage. The Clinic's Home Infusion Pharmcay is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and is a provider to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Comments, questions and issues? Please contact:
Donald Carroll, RPh.
Director of Pharmacy
216.636.8816
Home Infusion Pharmacy does not provide emergency care. In a medical emergency, call 911 or the local emergency number for your area.
