News Category: Press Releases

Dozens of health systems, hospitals, and group purchasing organizations are calling on Congress to address Medicare beneficiary access to home infusion services and pass legislation that would increase access to home-based care, urging congressional leaders to advance the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 2652/H.R. 5067) to encourage access to home infusion therapy for Medicare beneficiaries.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) will hold its first-ever home and specialty infusion payor summit November 2 in Dallas, TX. The event is designed to bring together leaders from commercial health insurance plans with home and specialty infusion experts to discuss how payors can better leverage home infusion to lower the total cost of care.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is pleased to announce that Michelle Simpson has recently earned the credential of Medical Writer Certified (MWC) after successfully completing the rigorous application and examination process developed and administered by the Medical Writing Certification Commission (MWCC) of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).

NHIA Announces 2022 Class of Home Infusion Fellows

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.

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Announcing NHIA University: Our New Online Education Platform Free for Members

Free for all members, NHIA University houses our complete library of educational content for all roles and interests within home and alternate site infusion. The categorized and searchable interface provides a personalized learning dashboard tied to your NHIA member account and includes all of our continuing education (CE) credit offerings for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, RNs & RDs.

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CMS Releases Final DEMPOS Rule, Pump Proposal Not Included

CMS issued the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) final rule and is not finalizing its interpretation of the “appropriate for use in the home” requirement in the definition of DME as it applies to certain external infusion pumps. 

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NHIA Announces 2022 Class of Home Infusion Fellows

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.

Read More »

Announcing NHIA University: Our New Online Education Platform Free for Members

Free for all members, NHIA University houses our complete library of educational content for all roles and interests within home and alternate site infusion. The categorized and searchable interface provides a personalized learning dashboard tied to your NHIA member account and includes all of our continuing education (CE) credit offerings for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, RNs & RDs.

Read More »

CMS Releases Final DEMPOS Rule, Pump Proposal Not Included

CMS issued the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) final rule and is not finalizing its interpretation of the “appropriate for use in the home” requirement in the definition of DME as it applies to certain external infusion pumps. 

Read More »