Implications for Incorporating Home International Normalized Ratio into Practice: Perspective from an Interdisciplinary Team.

The authors offer their perspectives on the implication of incorporating into practice the home testing for international normalized ratio (INR) among patients taking warfarin to evaluate the body's ability to form a blood clot. Topics covered include the advantages and disadvantages of home INR tes...

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Publicado en:	Health & Social Work Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 131 - 135
Autores principales:	Adelman, Megan M, Harper, Cynthia L, Hill, Madison
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA May2020
Materias:	Attitude (Psychology) Home care services Medical personnel Rural hospitals Social workers Medical equipment Patient monitoring Point-of-care testing Home diagnostic tests International normalized ratio
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Sumario:	The authors offer their perspectives on the implication of incorporating into practice the home testing for international normalized ratio (INR) among patients taking warfarin to evaluate the body's ability to form a blood clot. Topics covered include the advantages and disadvantages of home INR testing, the qualifications of Medicare for providing coverage for home monitoring devices, and the role that social workers can play with regards to the use of anticoagulation home-monitoring devices.