Starting picc line business

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Can anyone give me advice or help, friend and I are starting a picc line business. We got all the legal stuff together that we needed, Got US machine, all the supplies we need. Made information packets, Got list of Hosp. Between calling hosp. And sending them info to offer our services, we have had a few call backs wanting more info, which we sent out, also had a couple of interviews. Everyone we've talked too are interested, but then they say. It's great what your doing, but I don't need your services right now. What can we do to get their business. Is there something we're missing. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

Hi, I know it's been awhile since this discussion started. I am a RN located in Georgia and would like to start offering PICC insertion services as well as infusion services. I could use some feedback on several issues.

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I know I'm rekindling an old flame here but are there any PICC nurses with their own PICC insertion business out there who care to chime in on this? I LOVE LOVE LOVE starting IVs and will one day get PICC certified. I also have an entrepreneur spirit and would like to know who has been successful at starting their own business. I live in an area with several small hospitals that offer no PICC team and only have one MD that starts PICCs. I feel there is opportunity here for it. Anyone with a success story?

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Specializes in Infusion, IV, PICC.

Just IMHO of course. But it is key to first go for PICC (& midline) insertion education and get experience under your belt first. While doing so (becoming competent and independent in the skills needed) - you can research the business side of it, and be ready to pounce. Your market sounds perfect for a PICC business - small hospitals without a team. A key there may be to ensure the physicians placing the lines do not mind sharing control of PICC insertions with RNs. Sometimes the reason only the physicians are placing the hospital's PICCs is due to the physicians of the hospital prefer to keep it that way. I am sure you understand the skill of PICC RNs goes well beyond the insertion procedure - it is not defined as a nursing specialty just yet- but it's beginning to seem that it should be.

I am an infusion/vascular access nurse specializing in the area for 20+ years. I run continuing ed PICC, IV programs and a mobiie PICC IV service. Just my advice, take it or leave it. Trying to help a bit.

Alice Cennamo

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Hi, curious to know if you obtained information on contracts and service fees? Thanks

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rennie248 can you email me at [email protected] I have some questions for you if you have the time.

Thank you

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Have you considered a franchise model for vascular services? Here is the website of a established company that just begun this model.

Epicc Holdings - WHY SHOULD YOU INVEST IN EPICC VASCULAR?

Best of luck!

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