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About Us

  • IHLC is owned and operated by Kathy Valusek (DNP, MSN, MPH, RN), a nurse practitioner certified in geriatrics and who has more than 30 years of experience with direct patient care.
  • IHLC was created when the founders saw a huge need for laboratory specimen collection for patients who “fall through the cracks” by not qualifying for homecare (e.g. they are not “homebound”) but who need a lab draw for their care team to make clinical decisions and for whom the patient or caregiver have difficulty with transportation and scheduling for specimen collection.
  • Since 2002 IHLC has provided laboratory technicians (i.e. phlebotomists) to collect and transport specimens to laboratories of choice. These skilled and very experienced phlebotomists almost always draw blood on the first attempt and are sensitive to the needs of the client in their home.
  • IHLC is the only company in the Twin Cities providing in-home blood draws that is Medicare Certified and has a Minnesota Department of Health Comprehensive Homecare license.

VALUE:

  • Increase quality and decrease cost by:

1) Collecting specimens in your home so you don’t have to go to a clinic

2) Delivering specimens to your “lab of record” so results are available as data, not a fax attachment; and

3) Disseminating results to multiple members of the care team if requested.

4) Turnaround time in hours, not days

This approach is a win for:

1) You and your family (convenience and safety)

2) Your ordering provider (speed)

3) Your insurance company (avoid injury and exposure to other illnesses)

What We Do and Why:
  • Schedule the collection the evening before;
  • Collect the specimen;
  • Deliver the specimen to the “lab-of-record”

(i.e. the lab associated with your electronic medical record)

  • Disseminate results, often to multiple members of the care team for consistent awareness
Who We Serve:
  • Patients
  • Family/Caregivers
  • Primary Care; especially Primary Care that goes to patient homes
  • Hospital/SNF/Rehab dischargers
  • Facilities (e.g. Assisted Living)
  • Other Homecare Agencies (i.e. They are unable to do the draw)
  • Worker’s Comp
  • Clinical research requiring specimen collection
Where We Serve:

The 7-County Twin Cities Metro Area:

  • Anoka
  • Carver
  • Dakota
  • Hennepin
  • Ramsey
  • Scott
  • Washington
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