Don’t Fall Victim to Dubious Documentation
As the saying goes: if it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done. This mantra is instilled in nurses throughout our education and training, and for good reason. Clear, accurate, timely documentation in the medical record, whether electronic or—gasp!—paper, is an essential component of patient care in all settings, as it provides a lasting snapshot of each […]
Infusion Suites are Adapting in Response to COVID-19
Published in INFUSION Magazine | July 31, 2020 | Written by Reece Norris, Sydney McPherson As COVID-19 has forced all medical operations to implement emergency preparedness procedures, optimal scheduling in the infusion center is essential to providing continual safe and efficient care for patients. As hospitals focus on treating patients suffering from the novel coronavirus, […]
WeInfuse & Redox Simplify the Infusion Center Workflow
Published on redoxengine.com | June 25, 2020 | Written by Monika Allen, Redox “Integrating WeInfuse and EHR systems will open many doors for infusion centers. We look forward to providing our clients with more solutions utilizing our software to help solve the complexities of the infusion center workflow.” -Bryan Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO of WeInfuse […]
Track and Trace Your Infusion Medications
What Infusion Providers should know about the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and Track and Trace If you operate your own in-office infusion suite, or stand-alone infusion center, you already know that inventory management is a significant part of running a successful and profitable operation. Despite knowing this, at most infusion centers, medications are often […]
Healthcare Op-ed: Infusion Site of Care Optimization
Site of Care (SOC) Optimization is one of the top proven strategies for reducing the cost of specialty biologic medications. A SOC optimization strategy encourages patients to move from higher-cost settings, like big hospitals and institutions, to lower-cost settings, such as physician’s in-office infusion suites or stand-alone Infusion Centers.
Magellan Rx Management Medical Pharmacy Trend Report 2018 Takeaways
At WeInfuse, we think the annual Magellan Trend Reports are our industry’s manna from heaven. This year’s 2018 report is no different, and it’s full of gold nuggets that prove the provider-based (e.g. physician, NP, and/or PA) Infusion Center is the optimal site of service providing patients quality, convenient and cost-effective care.
NDC Billing for Infusion and Injectable Medications
The NDC billing process is now required by many large commercial payers and state Medicaid plans. More commercial payers will be mandating NDC billing moving forward in order to more accurately identify and reimburse providers for the exact product used for a patient’s treatment. Having the specific NDC of the medication allows payers to avoid some of the guesswork involved for reimbursing using the HCPCS and billing Unit process that we all know and love.
WeInfuse Infusion Center Podcast Series is Live!
Listen to our recently launched WeInfuse Infusion Center Podcast series to hear interviews from infusion suite and Infusion Center industry experts. Learn how some of the leading infusion practices and companies are innovating and thriving in today’s’ complex healthcare environment. Hear sound advice, tips, and tricks from experienced industry executives and practice managers who are working to […]
The Cost of Patient Noncompliance
For the practice-based infusion suites and stand-alone Infusion Centers, keeping patients compliant with their treatment schedules results in better clinical outcomes and improves the financial health of their business models. While treatment compliance is important with traditional oral medications or therapeutic injectables, it is paramount with specialty injectables and IVIG therapies. Specialty medications, including biologics […]
Billing Infusion Medications
Next to quantum theory, I would put infusion and infusion billing in a close second place for complexity. I recently published an article around billing for infusion procedures in an attempt to simplify some of the confusion. If you missed my first installment The Confusion of Infusion Billing, it’s worth going back and taking a […]