Cover and billing
10 guides on this theme
Palliative care at home: what gets organised, and by whom
Staying at home to the end has to be prepared: symptoms anticipated, prescriptions written in advance, equipment in place before it is needed, numbers that answer at night. Here is the real organisation, without euphemism or drama.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 1 min read
Home nursing service, hospital-at-home or private nurse: who does what
Three French schemes deliver care at home, with different prescribers, delays and funding. Here is how they genuinely differ, how to move from one to another, and what changes in practice for the patient.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 1 min read
Chronic wounds at home: what the nurse does, week by week
A wound that has not healed after six weeks becomes a chronic wound. Here is what home care actually involves: assessment, protocol, monitoring, warning signs and the exact role of everyone involved.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Insulin-treated diabetes: what a nursing visit changes
Injection, blood glucose, feet, hypoglycaemia alerts: the exact role of the home nurse for a person on insulin, and what stays in the hands of the patient and the doctor.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Home infusion and IV antibiotics: what actually happens
IV line, implanted port, pump, intravenous antibiotics: what home infusion really involves, what is monitored, what should raise the alarm and who steps in when something goes wrong.
Written by Julie Martin · · 1 min read
Hospital discharge: arranging the nursing handover at home
What the practice asks for, what it guarantees and within what deadlines, so a hospital discharge becomes home care with no gap: the call, the documents, the first visit, the supplies, the written report.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Vaccination at home: what a nurse can do
Since vaccination competencies were widened, nurses may administer several vaccines without a prior prescription. What that means in practice when leaving home is difficult.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
The nursing care assessment: what actually happens at home
For a dependent person, home nursing is funded by needs covered rather than by individual acts. Here is how the assessment is carried out, what it changes for you, and what it does not.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
How home nursing works in France
Who prescribes, who treats, who pays, who coordinates: the full chain between patient, doctor, nursing practice, health insurance, laboratory and hospital, explained without jargon.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Home nursing care: what French health insurance covers
Prescription, sector 1, direct billing, top-up cover: the billing route explained plainly, without coding jargon.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read