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How can Hollister secure start help your patients?
Learn about our patient education resources. Hollister Secure Start SM services provides free, personalized support for your patients, regardless of the brand of products they use. Your patients don’t need to tolerate itchy, red, or painful peristomal skin. Our products and resources can help them maintain skin health.
Does Hollister have nurses available to answer questions about products?
While your healthcare professional is your source of medical information, we have nurses available to answer questions over the phone related to product usage. We can help you navigate the latest lifestyle, product, and clinical information available on Hollister.com. Donna is always pleasant, helpful, and most of all very caring.
What benefits does Hollister Incorporated offer?
Additional optional insurance coverage (life, auto, home, pet) We also believe it’s important to give back to the communities in which we work and live. Our Associates across the world participate in volunteer activities and events that make a positive difference in the lives of others – which is what Hollister Incorporated is all about.
Does Hollister sell or rent my personal information?
Your privacy is important to Hollister Incorporated and its affiliates (collectively, “Hollister”). Hollister will not sell or rent personal information to others.
What to do when you run out of ostomy bags?
Call your state's 2-1-1 number. Just dial 211 as you would 911. UOAA has Affiliated Support Groups who sometimes operate Donation or Supply Closets. Kinders Closet can provide a short term supply of ostomy supplies.
How many ostomy bags Will Medicare pay for?
Medicare Coverage for Ostomy SuppliesMEDICARE-COVERED OSTOMY SUPPLIESALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER MONTHUrostomy pouchesUp to 20Closed ostomy pouchesUp to 60Skin barrier with flangeUp to 20Adhesive remover wipes150 every 3 months5 more rows
What is Hollister secure start?
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Do you need a prescription for colostomy bags?
You must have a prescription, signed and dated by your doctor, on file with the supplier who provides your ostomy materials. You can order ostomy supplies from large mail-order distributors and local durable medical equipment suppliers. You generally can't get ostomy supplies from a local drugstore or retail pharmacy.
What's the difference between ostomy and colostomy?
The bowel may have to be rerouted through an artificially created hole (stoma) in the abdomen so that faeces can still leave the body. A colostomy is an operation that connects the colon to the abdominal wall, while an ileostomy connects the last part of the small intestine (ileum) to the abdominal wall.
Can I shower with a colostomy bag?
Showering with a stoma Taking a shower is part of everyone's daily routine, and your stoma will not prevent you from enjoying this ritual. You can even choose between whether you prefer to shower with or without a bag, both are possible and you will see that a shower cover or shower guard may not be necessary.
How many colostomy bags do you get a month?
What is the Medicare Limit on Ostomy Supplies?Ostomy Supplies Covered by MedicareAmount Allowed Per MonthSkin barrier with flange, standard wear (4×4 inches or smaller)20 each / monthOstomy standard wear skin barrier greater than 4×420 each / monthOstomy closed end pouch with filter60 each / month31 more rows
How many times a day do you change a colostomy bag?
How often should a stoma bag be changed? You can change your stoma bag as often as you feel you need to. If you have a colostomy and wear a closed bag you will most likely change your pouch after every bowel movement – approximately between 1 to 3 times a day.
How painful is colostomy surgery?
Getting a colostomy marks a big change in your life, but the surgery itself is uncomplicated. It will be performed under general anesthesia, so you will be unconscious and feel no pain. A colostomy may be done as open surgery, or laparoscopically, via several tiny cuts.
How many colostomy bags do you get a month?
What is the Medicare Limit on Ostomy Supplies?Ostomy Supplies Covered by MedicareAmount Allowed Per MonthSkin barrier with flange, standard wear (4×4 inches or smaller)20 each / monthOstomy standard wear skin barrier greater than 4×420 each / monthOstomy closed end pouch with filter60 each / month31 more rows
What do ostomy supplies cost?
You are stunned to discover that ostomy supplies cost $300-$600 a month.
Are ostomy supplies considered durable medical equipment?
Yes, Medicare covers ostomy supplies. The designation of ostomy supplies as durable medical equipment is important because that means they're paid for under Medicare Part B.
How often does a colostomy bag need to be changed?
Colostomy bags and equipment Closed bags may need changing 1 to 3 times a day. There are also drainable bags that need to be replaced every 2 or 3 days. These may be suitable for people who have particularly loose poos.
What is Hollister Secure Start?
Hollister Secure Start SM services has long-standing relationships with a variety of organizations to connect you with people, knowledge, and tools to live the life you want to live.
Does Hollister Secure Start care about ostomies?
The compassion and knowledge of the Hollister Secure Start services team makes me feel grateful for my experience with them. It is obvious to me they really care about people who live with ostomies.
Patient Education
Having an ostomy impacts patients both physically and psychologically. With the right information and support, however, their ostomy journey can be a successful one.
Personalized Support for Your Patients
Hollister Secure Start SM services provides free, personalized support for your patients, regardless of the brand of products they use.
Skin Health Products & Resources
Your patients don’t need to tolerate itchy, red, or painful peristomal skin. Our products and resources can help them maintain skin health.
The Importance of Healthy Skin
On of the most important elements of regaining and maintaining a healthy, comfortable lifestyle after ostomy surgery is about taking good care of the skin around the stoma.
Quick Educational Tools
Helpful videos, guides, and care tips about what to expect with ostomy surgery, how to use ostomy products, and how to resume lifestyle activities with an ostomy.
Hollister Secure Start Services
Sign up and receive free personalized support regardless of the brand of ostomy products you use. You don't have to figure things out on your own — we're here to help.
How to opt out of Hollister?
If you no longer wish for Hollister to contact you or share your information, you may opt-out at any time by calling 1.800.323.4060, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST or by e-mailing [email protected].
What is Hollister Secure Start?
Hollister Secure Start services offer free customized support for you as a catheter user, regardless of the brand of product you use. We provide guidance to support your catheterization while helping you live your life, your way.
Can Hollister samples be resold?
Product samples are provided for trial use by the patient and cannot be resold or billed. There is no obligation to accept samples or participate in insurance-matching to identify supplier options. Hollister reserves the right to change Secure Start services at any time.
Does Hollister sell personal information?
Your privacy is important to Hollister Incorporated and its affiliates (collectively, “Hollister”). Hollister will not sell or rent personal information to others. Your personal information may be used to contact you by telephone, e-mail, or U.S. mail about Hollister products or services (including for marketing purposes) and it may be shared with third parties to provide services to or on behalf of Hollister (e.g., cloud-hosting services or direct marketing services) or to comply with law. Hollister may also share your personal information and condition with your nurse, doctor, healthcare product supplier, or other healthcare professional to help them address your condition. If you no longer wish for Hollister to contact you or share your information, you may opt-out at any time by calling 1.800.323.4060, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST or by e-mailing [email protected].
