Services

Priority PICC Solutions seeks to provide healthcare facilities with the highest quality PICC line service. Priority PICC Solutions contracts are flexible and tailor-made to meet the ever-changing needs of your health care facility. We specialize in the following areas of PICC line:

PICC line insertions at point of care
Midline Insertions
Difficult Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) insertions
Declot PICC lines and other CVC’s
Central line dressing changes
CVC assessments and evaluations
Educational Inservices
Research/Data Collection/QI process

Our company is committed to providing high quality service while maintaining cost effective outcomes for patients and healthcare facilities.

What is a PICC?

A PICC line is a catheter that is designed to provide the patient and staff with a reliable intravenous access. This is a great option if the patient needs moderate to long term therapy (5 days up to a year). It is also a preferred line if the patient has “no veins” left for IVs and/or lab draws. PICC lines are placed at the patient’s bedside in a hospital or in the radiology department. These types of lines can also be placed in extended care facilities or in the patient’s home.

In adults, PICC lines are inserted in one of the veins in the upper part of the arm basilic, brachial or cephalic veins. The catheter tip is then advanced until it is either in the distal superior vena cava/caval-atrial junction. After the PICC line has been placed, a stat portable chest X-Ray will be ordered to verify PICC tip location. When using a Tip Confirmation System, the PICC line may be used immediately after insertion. The PICC provider will ensure the PICC is in the perfect place before it is used. Power injectable PICC lines may be used for the administration of contrast during CT/MRI scans.

Common Reasons for a PICC Line:

TPN/PPN
ICU/CCU patients on vesicants/pressors
Cellulitis
CHF/COPD
Infections requiring long term IV antibiotics
Lyme disease
Oncology patients
Osteomyelitis
Renal failure
Septicemia
Wound infections

What is a Midline?

Midline catheters are peripheral venous access devices that vary in length between 8 – 20 cm. Midlines are placed in the upper arm vein such as the basilic, brachial, or cephalic using an ultrasound for guidance. The tip of the midline catheter ends below the level of the axillary line.

Common Reasons for a Midline:

Difficult venous access
Long term (2-4 week) infusion of non-vesicant, non-hyperosmolar or non-corrosive medications
Limited peripheral veins
IV Therapy for more than 3 days (the life of most peripheral IVs)
Patient comfort- fewer re-starts than peripheral IVs
No X-ray required prior to use
Less costly than multiple re-starts

Benefits of Using PPS

Limit liability for the facility
Increased productivity and time management. Eliminate the responsibility of staffing, providing benefits, sick calls, and maternity leaves
Increased PICC line placement success rate of greater than 96% compared with staff nurse who occasionally inserts a PICC line 50-70% (Java 2004)
Increased patient satisfaction
Quality improvement data collected on catheters to enhance staff education and awareness
We provide all necessary paperwork for PICC procedure if desired
Patients will be provided with teaching/discharge instruction
Flat fee service. Priority PICC Solutions will bring our own supplies (i.e. ultrasound, custom PICC tray, tip location system, & tip confirmation system)
Free up Interventional Radiology (IR) suite for higher reimbursement cases
Increase profits for radiologist and facility/cost-effective compared to in-house radiologist placed lines
Increase job satisfaction for radiologist
Tailor-made contracts that provide flexibility to the healthcare facility