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. The NHIA Home Infusion Drug List includes more than 350 drugs across 37 classes with information on generic and brand name, therapeutic category, hazardous drug designation, and biosimilar designation. The list also identifies which drugs may qualify for coverage under Medicare Part B DMEPOS or Local A/B MAC policies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eev3wp4A

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

On #PharmacyTechnicianDay, NHIA thanks pharmacy technicians for their invaluable contributions in helping home infusion patients live independent, healthy lives. Also on #HPNAwarenessWeek, we recognize the critical role pharmacy technicians in home infusion play in compounding, mixing and preparing PN for patients. Make sure you take the opportunity to recognize your pharmacy technicians today.

The shift of more therapies used for cancer patients to the home setting is increasing each day. It is important to ensure patients that receive cancer treatments have a positive experience with superior outcomes. Join NHIA for an Operations Elevation webinar that will review patient satisfaction data from an oncology at home program that started prior to COVID and has been successful in meeting the needs of the patients and health system the home infusion pharmacy is associated with. Learn more & register: https://loom.ly/lKwQ518 The 2024 Operations Elevation series is supported through an unrestricted education grant by Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) and we thank them for their ongoing support.

NHIA has developed resources and is urging HHS action in response to the recent operational disruption at Baxter's North Cove, NC facility due to Hurricane Helene. NHIA has developed a new guidance document to provide healthcare organizations with a structured approach for managing product shortages, particularly of diluents, parenteral nutrition (PN) products, and small and large volume parenteral solutions. The document outlines recommendations and considerations to help clinicians and healthcare professionals maintain patient care during these shortages.  View the guidance document: https://loom.ly/oi0d3IQ In a letter to HHS, NHIA has urged the agency take several measures to minimize the impact on patient care and ensure equitable access to life-saving IV therapies. NHIA has requested HHS declare a shortage of sterile IV solutions to allow 503B compounding facilities to fill gaps in the supply chain; fast-track approval of products approved in the EU; take steps to ensure allocations/distributions of IV fluids go to hospitals and pharmacies that use them for life-saving and medically necessary treatments; and temporarily suspend certain documentation requirements in the PN LCD to allow flexibilities in formulation. Read the letter: https://loom.ly/1kIqFac

The shift of more therapies used for cancer patients to the home setting is increasing each day. It is important to ensure patients that receive cancer treatments have a positive experience with superior outcomes. Join NHIA for an Operations Elevation webinar that will review patient satisfaction data from an oncology at home program that started prior to COVID and has been successful in meeting the needs of the patients and health system the home infusion pharmacy is associated with. Learn more & register: https://loom.ly/lKwQ518 The 2024 Operations Elevation series is supported through an unrestricted education grant by Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) and we thank them for their ongoing support.

Registration for the 2025 NHIA Annual Conference is open — Register now at early-bird rates! We're looking forward to seeing you at the year's most valuable education and networking experience for home and alternate site infusion. #NHIA25 will bring together more than 1,600 industry professionals and 130 of the top product and service providers for the NHIA Expo. The event offers 40 hours of CE for pharmacists, pharmacy techs, nurses and dietitians across an increasing variety of engaging education sessions drawing from more than 140 industry submissions. Join us March 29 - April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.: https://loom.ly/dOEtkZw