National Home Infusion Association

Take 1 minute to share your support for home infusion legislation! Momentum has been building for legislators to address Medicare’s home infusion benefit as part of a year-end legislative package. After considerable engagement from NHIA, the groundwork has been laid for Congress to pass the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 4104; S. 1976) and enhance access to home infusion services for Medicare beneficiaries nationwide. TAKE ACTION: https://loom.ly/Q9JhnA8

Join the "the patron saint of crazy ideas," Kyle Scheele, during the Opening General Session at NHIA 2025 . Whether he's having a Viking funeral for the regrets of 21,000 people, hosting the world's first fake marathon, or gaining a million TikTok followers in just 25 hours, Kyle is always on the lookout for crazy ideas that produce wildly outsized outcomes. More than anything, Kyle hopes that his story can inspire others to chase their own crazy ideas and become the people they were meant to be. Learn more: https://loom.ly/cY5jHr8 The Opening General Session Keynote is supported by Brightree

Take 1 minute to share your support for home infusion legislation! Momentum has been building for legislators to address Medicare’s home infusion benefit as part of a year-end legislative package. After considerable engagement from NHIA, the groundwork has been laid for Congress to pass the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 4104; S. 1976) and enhance access to home infusion services for Medicare beneficiaries nationwide. TAKE ACTION: https://loom.ly/Q9JhnA8

Recent research by the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) underscores the critical role of pharmacists in ensuring the safe and effective use of infused and injected specialty medications in the home setting. With over 70% of their tasks dedicated to patient care, the study demonstrates these pharmacists spend significant time performing patient assessments, care planning, and ongoing clinical monitoring to maximize the efficacy of these complex therapies. Read the study: https://loom.ly/T-oFiKI

Deciding what dressing to use for different patients can be an interesting challenge for nurses taking care of home infusion patients. Patients have different needs and in some situations, "one dressing doesn't fit all." This Clinical Connect webinar will provide tips and tricks on how to manage those patients with individualized dressing needs and ensure they have a positive experience with quality outcomes. Learn more & register: https://loom.ly/C-cR0pY Speaker: Shannon Ryan Nurse Education Specialist Naven Health

Join NHIA and CitusHealth for a webinar on November 13 discussing the core challenges facing home infusion providers, how digital communication tools can alleviate administrative workloads, allowing care teams to focus more on patient care, and how to optimize workflows through automation and omni-channel communication. Learn more & register: https://loom.ly/Df-XonE Speaker: Melissa Kozak, RN, BSN CitusHealth

With the best mix of over 140 session submissions from industry experts curated by NHIA's committees, the NHIA 2025 education program is taking another leap forward. This year, NHIA is enhancing the educational program by facilitating interactivity across the education sessions and adding in a new 30-minute session format to enable more engaging learning and a wider variety of topics Explore sessions by track: https://loom.ly/EPF5f20

NHIA Member Sina Refua, PharmD.,BCNSP, speaks about his journey fleeing Iran as a child and coming to the United States where he began working at a home infusion pharmacy at the age of 15. At 19, he helped found Premier Infusion Care performing roles from Director of Reimbursement and VP of Pharmacy to now serving as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) and the CFO. During National #PharmacyWeek, we celebrate the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians make to patient care, especially in the home and alternate site infusion industry. Sina notes the ability of clinicians in home infusion to really affect change in patients' lives and recalls a patient he has seen grow on their service continually from 3 to 24 years old. Watch the video: https://loom.ly/ph64Oj4 Sina Refua, PharmD, BCNSP Chief Financial Officer/Director of Pharmacy Premier Infusion and Healthcare Services, Inc.

Apply to be recognized in the 2025 NHIA Fellow Class! The deadline for applications is November 15, 2024. Each year, the National Home Infusion Foundation recognizes a new class of outstanding infusion professionals who have dedicated their time to the industry as NHIA Fellows. This prestigious honor is open to professionals across all roles within home/alternate site infusion who have been in the industry for at least 7 years. Learn more & apply: https://loom.ly/hEMHZC4 Special thanks to Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. - IMS for their support of the NHIA Fellows Program.

NHIA Member Christina R. discusses her journey working as a Nutrition Support Dietitian in home infusion and the extensive and collaborative process required to provide the best care for patients. She also explains why diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are so important to her and the industry and why she has dedicated much of her work to improving health equity. During #HPNAwarenessWeek, we recognize the critical role Dietitians, like Christina, and all home infusion staff play in coordinating these complex therapies to continually meet patients' nutritional needs. Watch the video: https://loom.ly/iVNpa9A Christina Ritchey, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FASPEN, FNHIA Vice President, Nutrition Support Optum Infusion Pharmacy