Welcome to Idaho Health Care Services

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Since 2016 we’ve been serving the Idaho healthcare community with dedication and care. We only represent quality products and services from reputable suppliers who have been thoroughly vetted for legitimacy and honesty. This newly updated website highlights some of our key products and services, including our current focus, Active Armor custom plastic casts and TheGoKnee knee replacement rehab device. Idaho Health Care Services, LLC is a proud member of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. https://www.boisechamber.org/

We are now offering low cost telehealth medical benefits for people without insurance or for those with high-deductible plans.

Please note we are no longer offering COVID-19 antigen tests, but we still carry the rapid antibody tests.

Please see the additional menu items for references and other products and services we offer for the healthcare community.

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New Point-of-Care CLIA Waived COVID-19 Antigen and Antibody tests.

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Idaho Health Care Services now offers a COVID-19 antigen test in addition to the antibody and PCR virus tests already being offered. In 10 minutes the antigen test can detect new coronavirus infections as little as 2 days post-exposure. Both new antigen and antibody tests are CLIA waived meaning that any healthcare worker operating under a CLIA certificate of waiver, compliance or adherence may administer them.

Temperature Checks May Not Adequately Screen Against COVID-19 Contagiousness

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According to a May 3rd article in the Idaho Statesman: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/coronavirus/article242327361.html

“Through March, Idaho’s nursing homes began to lock down and not allow visitors. They began to check the temperature of anyone who entered. But those measures could only help so much, because someone who is contagious with COVID-19 may not have a fever right away — or ever.”

This is why testing is critical. The blood drop antibody test which is 93-98% accurate (chance of a true positive) for active infection (IgM*) can be done on the spot in 10-15 minutes without the need for lab processing. In contract the nasal swab PCR test requires processing by special lab equipment, is only 70% accurate and takes several hours to several days to get results.