The growth of home infusion therapy has been influenced by external forces that have changed the access to and use of health care. As home infusion therapy expands into other alternate care settings, clinicians, regardless of discipline, must be cognizant of how daily clinical practice is affected by regulations, changes in legislation, and consumerism.
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