Opit Source Book

First of all a big THANK YOU to all the companies and associations who have participated and helped support the OPIT Source Book in the past years. Outpatient intravenous therapy is growing rapidly because of cost savings and the benefits it brings to patient care. This growth has been made possible by the increasing number of physicians, nurses an... d pharmacists interested in home and outpatient care. Patients can enjoy the surroundings of their home and loved ones while receiving treatment or even attend daily functions like school or work. Although some aspects of intravenous therapy are the same in the hospital as on an outpatient basis, there are many differences. Patient needs at home and the absence of medical personnel may result in selection of different medications and require the use of new technology to administer them. Many product and pharmaceutical manufacturers have become aware of the importance of outpatient therapy and are constantly developing new products appropriate for it. New intravenous catheters provide reliable, long-term venous access. New infusion devices can infuse medications at specific rates and intervals. They find it difficult, however, to reach all the varied providers these advances might benefit. In the early 90's, Dr. Alan D Tice founded OPITVITA - Outpatient Intravenous Infusion Therapy Association and started an outpatient clinic in Tacoma Washington. He wanted a "resource book" that he could just grab off the shelf, see all the products for infusion therapy and where to get them in one place - a "one-stop guide to products and services". So, that is how the idea of a resource book took place. By calling manufacturers and companies that provided services and products for infusion therapy, and attending conferences and meeting with associations we put together the first edition of the OutPatient Intravenous Therapy Source Book - OPIT Source Book for short. Our goal was to print books yearly. In 1996 the web site took place. Companies who participated in the book were ...Read More