The COVID-19 pandemic kept members of the home infusion industry from meeting in person for two years, but also highlighted the field’s strengths and brought public awareness of home infusion’s potential in the health care continuum, Connie Sullivan, president and CEO of the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), told members and other attendees recently at the organization’s annual conference.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 23, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is pleased to announce the 2022 Fellow Program (FNHIA) cohort, made up of highly accomplished home and alternate site infusion professionals. The program is administered and funded by the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF), thanks to a generous contribution from Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. (IMS), the 2022 sponsor of the NHIA Fellow Program.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 14, 2022) — The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) is proud to announce that Melissa Leone, RN, BSN is the recipient of the 2022 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 10, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Sohail Masood, PharmD is the recipient of the 2022 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 3, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) appreciates the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) publication, “HIT Monitoring Report, January 2022,” which summarizes utilization trends for the Medicare Part B home infusion therapy (HIT) services benefit over three years.
ALEXANDRIA, Va and NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 16, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and PlayMaker Health are pleased to announce the addition of PlayMaker to the Future of Infusion Advisory Council (FIAC). The FIAC is a strategic advisory group to NHIA comprised of manufacturing and service companies who are deeply invested in the home and alternate site infusion industry.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (October 27, 2021)—Registration is now open for the National Home Infusion Association’s (NHIA) 2022 Annual Conference, to be held March 12-16, 2022, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 9, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate that will ensure Medicare patients maintain access to home infusion therapies that require the use of an infusion pump. The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act—introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Sen.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 19, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Varner R. Richards, PharmD is the recipient of the 2021 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 1, 2020)—The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed home health rule for calendar year (CY) 2021, outlining how the permanent home infusion therapy services benefit will be implemented, starting in January 2021.
Alexandria, Va. (April 29, 2020)—The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) is proud to announce that Stacey Jensen, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, is the recipient of its 2020 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.
The Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award recognizes and honors trail-blazing and emerging women leaders who have demonstrated exemplary service to patients and their peers while the mission of NHIF.
Alexandria, Va. (April 30, 2020) — The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Lisa Sackuvich, RN, BSN, CRNI, is the recipient of its 2020 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 13, 2020)—A bipartisan coalition in Congress has introduced the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, legislation designed to ensure Medicare patients have access to Part B home infusion medications.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 17, 2020)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and more than 250 leading patient advocacy organizations, pharmacy groups, physician specialty societies, home infusion providers, and other stakeholders are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revisit their flawed interpretation of Medicare’s home infusion therapy services benefit.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 15, 2019)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) will be hosting their 2020 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 5-9, 2020.
During the conference, held at the Gaylord Rockies, more than 1,300 home and specialty infusion industry professionals will come together for the leading education and networking event for the industry.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (September 12, 2019)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) have announced the co-location of their 2020 annual conferences in Denver, Colorado.
NHIA, the voice of the home and specialty infusion industry, will be holding its 2020 Annual Conference April 5-9, 2020, bringing together more than 1,200 industry professionals together for the industry’s leading education and networking event.
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 12, 2019)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Wanda K. Rogers, MS, RPh, is the recipient of its 2019 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented at NHIA’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, March 12.
ATLANTA (March 7, 2019)—Brightree announced a new pharmacy suite for home infusion therapy providers and home medical equipment (HME) pharmacies to help them optimize business processes, more easily meet compliance requirements and provide the highest quality patient care.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 15, 2019)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) over a misguided policy determination that could significantly reduce patients’ access to home infusion therapy services.
The Intersection of Homecare and Infusion is Growing
It’s no secret that our health care system is increasingly shifting the site of care to the patient’s home. Infusion therapy is the among the specialized services that can be delivered in the home, safely and effectively—but it requires a nurse’s care. For decades, home infusion pharmacy and home care nursing have been interconnected. Today, that intersection is growing and the need for highly skilled home infusion nurses has never been stronger.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 29, 2018)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), representing providers and suppliers of home and specialty infusion therapy, announced that its board of directors has appointed Connie Sullivan, BSPharm, president and chief executive officer, effective December 1, 2018. Sullivan will be the first pharmacist to hold the position of CEO since NHIA’s inception in 1991.