After years playing Rugby at the international level, Lyons, Colorado-based artist Sonny Smith went through several surgeries and eventually total replacement of both knees. But, post-surgery, the left knee experienced persistent infection. Sonny has received antibiotic infusions across every major site of care and favors home infusion.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) has developed a list of medications to serve as a reference when making site of care decisions for patients requiring intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) infusions. The list of medications reflects current U.S. prescribing practices and was compiled from home infusion providers medication dispensing reports and reviewed by NHIA’s Quality and Standards Committee.
Everyone’s favorite wellness challenge is back! Join the National Home Infusion Foundation and NHIA Staff as we Infuse Wellness across our community this September.
In 2017, the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) took the lead in developing the validated and standardized Uniform Patient Satisfaction Survey for Home Infusion Providers. While satisfaction scores have been stellar across 5 years of survey data from more than 43,000 patients, patient satisfaction with home infusion services reached an all-time high in 2023.
Barbara McElroy, MSN, CRNI®, VA-BC™ Infusion Nursing Consultant | Danell Haines, PhD Research Consultant | Jennifer Charron RN, MSN, MBA National Home Infusion Association
The Infusion Nurses Society recommends selecting the optimal vascular access device (VAD) for the therapy plan. These recommendations are primarily driven to identify peripheral vs. central vascular access based on infusate properties, the frequency and duration of infusions, unique patient features, and resources available. The objectives of this study are to describe the utilization of VADs in the home infusion setting and identify trends in specific medication treatments and patient populations.
Johanna Bezjak, PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx | Kayla Szabo PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx | Rebecca Tokarski PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx
The total number of home parenteral nutrition patients in the United States grew steadily from 2011-2015 based on data from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition National Patient Registry for Nutrition Care. In the absence of an active national registry, some sources estimate 40,000 patients in the U.S. are prescribed home parenteral nutrition. The role and necessity of pharmacists within multidisciplinary nutrition support teams is described in numerous domestic and international studies, yet outpatient-based nutritional care for home patients is underrepresented in the literature. This descriptive analysis investigated the value of specially trained home infusion pharmacists and their roles in the management of home parenteral nutrition. The clinical initiative we describe introduces a unique partnership and shared service between 2 practice sites within an integrated health delivery system.
Danell Haines, PhD Research Consultant | Jeannie Counce, FNHIA NHIA | Jennifer Charron RN, MSN, MBA NHIA
Home infusion nursing involves caring for complex patients, thus incorporates clinical training from a variety of practice settings and requires skills and competence often recognized through certifications and past nursing experience. There is a void in research that describes the experience, education, and credentials specific to home infusion nurses. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the educational training and certifications that home infusion nurses possess. The secondary objective was to determine the demographics, years of nursing and home infusion experience, and future professional plans as a home infusion nurse. This information is needed to inform the health care professional and industry about the credentials, training, and experience needed to be a home infusion nurse.
As a person who relies on regular IV antibiotics to fight chronic infection, Savannah learned how to become the best person to administer her own therapy, and her home infusion provider supported her by ensuring access to medication and supplies whether she was at home, at college, or traveling for performances.
Last week concluded the 2024 National Home Infusion Association Annual Conference (NHIA 2024), which brings together more than 1,600 home and alternate site infusion professionals for four days of networking, education, and exhibits.
The National Home Infusion Association has announced the finalists for its 2024 Exhibitor Innovation Award. The award recognizes groundbreaking products or services that advance the home and alternate site infusion industry.
CMS released its annual monitoring report[link] on the Medicare Part B Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services benefit showing that both provider participation and beneficiary utilization have declined over the past year.
Vy Dang Karp, PharmD, BCSCP Optum Infusion Services | Eunjung Kim, PharmD, BCSCP Optum Infusion Services | Lisa Schrade, PharmD Optum Infusion Services | Nidhi Thaker-Mehta, PharmD Optum Infusion Services
Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive coagulation disorder which is characterized by factor VIII deficiency.
Julia K. Nguyen, PharmD Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Home Infusion Pharmacy | Rulin Hechter, MD, PhD, MS Kaiser Permanente, Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Department of Health Systems Science | Deborah Ling Grant, PhD, MPH, MBA Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Jiaxiao Shi, PhD Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Cecilia Portugal, MPH Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | William J. Towner, MD Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Infectious Diseases Clinic
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, early conflicting evidence complicated implementation of therapy.
Claire Meredith, PharmD, CarepathRx | Leita Frey, PharmD, BCPS, CarepathRx, | Shelby George, PharmD, CarepathRx | Megan K. Zielke, PharmD, BCCCP, CarepathRx
Vancomycin is widely used to treat gram-positive infections. Vancomycin therapy is accompanied by the clinical monitoring of trough levels in order to maintain therapeutic efficacy and patient safety.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) are pleased to announce the addition of MHA to NHIA’s Future of Infusion Advisory Council (FIAC).
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Jeannie Counce, NHIA’s long-time Editor in Chief of INFUSION magazine is the recipient of the 2024 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) has developed recommendations for commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage payors to improve patient outcomes and experience, reduce administrative burden, and improve timely access to home infusion services.
After years playing Rugby at the international level, Lyons, Colorado-based artist Sonny Smith went through several surgeries and eventually total replacement of both knees. But, post-surgery, the left knee experienced persistent infection. Sonny has received antibiotic infusions across every major site of care and favors home infusion.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) has developed a list of medications to serve as a reference when making site of care decisions for patients requiring intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) infusions. The list of medications reflects current U.S. prescribing practices and was compiled from home infusion providers medication dispensing reports and reviewed by NHIA’s Quality and Standards Committee.
Everyone’s favorite wellness challenge is back! Join the National Home Infusion Foundation and NHIA Staff as we Infuse Wellness across our community this September.
In 2017, the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) took the lead in developing the validated and standardized Uniform Patient Satisfaction Survey for Home Infusion Providers. While satisfaction scores have been stellar across 5 years of survey data from more than 43,000 patients, patient satisfaction with home infusion services reached an all-time high in 2023.
Barbara McElroy, MSN, CRNI®, VA-BC™ Infusion Nursing Consultant | Danell Haines, PhD Research Consultant | Jennifer Charron RN, MSN, MBA National Home Infusion Association
The Infusion Nurses Society recommends selecting the optimal vascular access device (VAD) for the therapy plan. These recommendations are primarily driven to identify peripheral vs. central vascular access based on infusate properties, the frequency and duration of infusions, unique patient features, and resources available. The objectives of this study are to describe the utilization of VADs in the home infusion setting and identify trends in specific medication treatments and patient populations.
Johanna Bezjak, PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx | Kayla Szabo PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx | Rebecca Tokarski PharmD, BCNSP CarepathRx
The total number of home parenteral nutrition patients in the United States grew steadily from 2011-2015 based on data from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition National Patient Registry for Nutrition Care. In the absence of an active national registry, some sources estimate 40,000 patients in the U.S. are prescribed home parenteral nutrition. The role and necessity of pharmacists within multidisciplinary nutrition support teams is described in numerous domestic and international studies, yet outpatient-based nutritional care for home patients is underrepresented in the literature. This descriptive analysis investigated the value of specially trained home infusion pharmacists and their roles in the management of home parenteral nutrition. The clinical initiative we describe introduces a unique partnership and shared service between 2 practice sites within an integrated health delivery system.
Danell Haines, PhD Research Consultant | Jeannie Counce, FNHIA NHIA | Jennifer Charron RN, MSN, MBA NHIA
Home infusion nursing involves caring for complex patients, thus incorporates clinical training from a variety of practice settings and requires skills and competence often recognized through certifications and past nursing experience. There is a void in research that describes the experience, education, and credentials specific to home infusion nurses. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the educational training and certifications that home infusion nurses possess. The secondary objective was to determine the demographics, years of nursing and home infusion experience, and future professional plans as a home infusion nurse. This information is needed to inform the health care professional and industry about the credentials, training, and experience needed to be a home infusion nurse.
As a person who relies on regular IV antibiotics to fight chronic infection, Savannah learned how to become the best person to administer her own therapy, and her home infusion provider supported her by ensuring access to medication and supplies whether she was at home, at college, or traveling for performances.
Last week concluded the 2024 National Home Infusion Association Annual Conference (NHIA 2024), which brings together more than 1,600 home and alternate site infusion professionals for four days of networking, education, and exhibits.
The National Home Infusion Association has announced the finalists for its 2024 Exhibitor Innovation Award. The award recognizes groundbreaking products or services that advance the home and alternate site infusion industry.
CMS released its annual monitoring report[link] on the Medicare Part B Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services benefit showing that both provider participation and beneficiary utilization have declined over the past year.
Vy Dang Karp, PharmD, BCSCP Optum Infusion Services | Eunjung Kim, PharmD, BCSCP Optum Infusion Services | Lisa Schrade, PharmD Optum Infusion Services | Nidhi Thaker-Mehta, PharmD Optum Infusion Services
Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive coagulation disorder which is characterized by factor VIII deficiency.
Julia K. Nguyen, PharmD Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Home Infusion Pharmacy | Rulin Hechter, MD, PhD, MS Kaiser Permanente, Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Department of Health Systems Science | Deborah Ling Grant, PhD, MPH, MBA Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Jiaxiao Shi, PhD Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Cecilia Portugal, MPH Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group | William J. Towner, MD Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Infectious Diseases Clinic
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, early conflicting evidence complicated implementation of therapy.
Claire Meredith, PharmD, CarepathRx | Leita Frey, PharmD, BCPS, CarepathRx, | Shelby George, PharmD, CarepathRx | Megan K. Zielke, PharmD, BCCCP, CarepathRx
Vancomycin is widely used to treat gram-positive infections. Vancomycin therapy is accompanied by the clinical monitoring of trough levels in order to maintain therapeutic efficacy and patient safety.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) are pleased to announce the addition of MHA to NHIA’s Future of Infusion Advisory Council (FIAC).
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Jeannie Counce, NHIA’s long-time Editor in Chief of INFUSION magazine is the recipient of the 2024 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) has developed recommendations for commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage payors to improve patient outcomes and experience, reduce administrative burden, and improve timely access to home infusion services.
