nib Health Care @ Home
Offer our patients recovery or treatment from the comfort of their home.
Chemotherapy
We’ve partnered with Kinship and View Health chemo@home to give our members the opportunity to receive IV chemotherapy* treatments from the comfort of their home.
Rest assured, you will maintain full clinical oversight of all your nib patient’s health care if you choose to offer these services to your patients.
Register online
Register online with one of nib's service providers Kinship or ViewHealth chemo@home.
Submit referrals
Once registered you can submit referrals for home-based care, including ordering scripts for your nib patients.
Provider contacts your patient
The service provider will contact your patient to provide more details about the treatment and ask some administrative questions. They will also check their eligibility with nib on your behalf.
First few infusions take place
Once approved, the first 1-3 infusions will usually take place as an inpatient to manage any adverse reactions to the initial treatment.
You may choose to transition to home based
care sooner when clinically appropriate.
Medication is ordered
Prescribed compound medication is ordered to the nearest pharmacy under safe cold chain protocols for collection by the service provider
Patient receives treatment at home
Your nib patient receives treatment from the comfort of their home from a registered nurse.*
Update within 24 hours
You will receive an update within 24 hours via the service providers portal.
Review your patient's treatment plan
You can review your patient's treatment plan every 3-6 months or sooner if clinically necessary. You will maintain clinical oversight over your nib patients, including the dosage and medication.
*nib in-home treatment follows the protocols outlined in section 69-10 of the Act.
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
We’ve partnered with Honeysuckle Health and a number of rehabilitation service providers to give eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive at home rehabilitation after a total single knee or hip replacement.
This service helps to:
Reduce our members time spent in inpatient services or travelling, and waiting for, physiotherapy treatment post discharge
Give your nib patients more control over their treatment and the option to receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment
Work on building optimum knee strength and function needed for everyday activities.
Prior to your nib patient’s admission
If you have an nib patient who is clinically suited to the program, you can submit a referral form through one of our selected service providers websites, Better Rehab, InterHealthcare, Life Ready Mobile, Amplar Health or Remedy Health Care.
Our service providers will engage directly with Honeysuckle Health to confirm their availability to administer services in your nib patient’s location.
One of Honeysuckle Health’s facilitation specialists will contact your nib patient to confirm the outcome of the request and answer any other questions they may have about the service.
Assuming the eligibility and availability is successful, our service provider will contact your nib patient to confirm their first scheduled home visit before they are discharged from hospital.
After your nib patient is discharged
The Honeysuckle Health facilitation specialist team will contact your nib patient 2 days after they have been discharged from hospital.
Our service provider will visit your nib patient in their home to complete your rehabilitation sessions.
Haemodialysis in the Home
We’ve partnered with Dialysis Australia to give eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive Haemodialysis treatments at home.
This service helps to:
Reduce time and money spent travelling, and waiting for, treatment at the hospital
Minimise the risk of any infections your patients may catch during their hospital visits
Improve support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments
Give your patients more control over their treatment
Receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar and private environment
Cause less disruption to your patient's and their family's daily lives.
How it works
If you have an nib patient who you consider is clinically suited to the program, you can submit a referral form through Dialysis Australia, who will then determine if they are eligible by checking your patient’s level of cover with nib, checking to see if the service is available in their area, and that their home is suitable for delivery of treatment at home.
Once your referral has been processed, the service provider will contact your nib patient about their availability and treatment plan. They will then book in a time for machine installation prior to their first at-home appointment.
Dialysis Australia will confirm transition dates with the treating hospital before commencing at home treatment.
Dialysis Australia will provide regular reports to you on how your patient’s treatment is going.
IV in the Home
We’ve partnered with Vitalis and Pop-Up Health to give eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive IV treatments at home.
This service helps to:
Reduce time and money spent travelling, and waiting for, treatment at the hospital
Minimise the risk of any infections your patients may catch during their hospital visits
Improve support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments
Give your patients more control over their treatment
Receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment
Cause less disruption to your patient’s and their family's daily lives.
What to expect
If you have an nib patient who you consider is clinically suited to receive treatment at home, you can submit a referral form through the Vitalis or Pop-Up Health website. The service provider will then determine if they are eligible by checking your patient’s level of cover with nib, checking to see if the service is available in their area, and that their home is suitable for delivery of treatment at home.
Once your referral has been processed, the service provider will contact your nib patient about their availability and treatment plan. They will book in a time for treatment 2-3 days post hospital discharge.
The service provider will provide regular reports to you on how your patient’s treatment is going.
Wound Care in the Home
We’ve partnered with Vitalis and Pop-Up Health to give eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive wound care treatments at home.
This service helps to:
Reduce time and money spent travelling, and waiting for, treatment at the hospital
Minimise the risk of any infections your patients may catch during their hospital visits
Improve support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments
Give your patients more control over their treatment
Receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment
Cause less disruption to your patient’s and their family's daily lives.
What to expect
If you have an nib patient who you consider is clinically suited to receive treatment at home, you can submit a referral form through the Vitalis or Pop-Up Health website. The service provider will then determine if they are eligible by checking your patient’s level of cover with nib, checking to see if the service is available in their area, and that their home is suitable for delivery of treatment at home.
Once your referral has been processed, the service provider will contact your nib patient about their availability and treatment plan. They will book in a time for treatment 2-3 days post hospital discharge.
The service provider will provide regular reports to you on how your patient’s treatment is going.