The False Promises of AI in the Patient Processing Problem
“Your clinical staff is going to be like supercharged iPads on wheels. Everything will be so automated end-to-end that you’ll actually never have to see another human again. You’ll be drowning in profits thanks to our latest snake oi– err– I mean, AI-enabled solutions!” You’ve probably been there: stuck in front of some over-caffeinated […]
The Development of an Ambulatory Infusion Center Business
Our History As serial healthcare entrepreneurs, Kelly Lambrese and I had been successful in starting healthcare businesses that introduced novel and innovative treatments to the marketplace, resulting in improved clinical outcomes for patients, a better patient experience, a simplified process for our referral sources, and a reduced cost of care for payers. We fulfilled this […]
Get To Know the Infusion Access Foundation
Who Are We? As an infusion center professional, you know that patients are the heart of your business. At the Infusion Access Foundation, patients are the heart and soul of our work too. We work tirelessly to ensure that patients can access the medications they need in order to live their best and healthiest lives. […]
Enteral Nutrition Pathways: Indications and Considerations for Home Infusion
Imagine hearing the words “You are going to need a feeding tube” from your provider. You would be understandably shocked, nervous, and probably a little confused. For home infusion patients, this is their reality. Most of them have never even heard of feeding tubes before. They are already grappling with a new diagnosis or treatment, […]
National Infusion Center Association Conference (NICA) Recap: Shining Bright in Vegas
We can’t contain our smiles after this year’s Infusion Access Foundation (IAF) TOAST Together for Treatment Gala and the National Infusion Center Association (NICA) Conference! One thing is certain, there are no “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” secrets here–we think this conference deserves an entire recap! Year after year, NICA continues to put […]
National Home Infusion Association Conference (NHIA) Recap: Bringing the Heat to Austin
Yeehaw, the 2024 Annual National Home Infusion Association Conference (NHIA 2024) in Austin, TX was one for the books! Thank you to everyone who helped make it memorable this year: conversations & party vibes & branded gear, oh my! Safe to say, this wasn’t our first rodeo. Another year, another great opportunity to show how […]
Small but Mighty: 5 Special Considerations for Pediatric Rheumatology Infusion Patients
As a pediatric rheumatologist, I treat children and adolescents with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Part of this management requires the coordination of infusion therapy for a population that is extremely procedure and needle averse. This is a challenge when these IV therapies are the difference between a normal childhood and one riddled with disabilities such […]
5 Tips for Embracing Technology and Tech-Enabled Services to Improve Affordability for Infusion Patients
Safiya Tisdell, Vice President of Adparo Services at Annexus Health, discusses the importance of financial assistance in ensuring patient affordability and shares advice for infusion centers looking to optimize financial assistance management to improve patient outcomes and revenue capture. For the complex, chronic, and often life-threatening conditions typically treated in the infusion center setting, high […]
Prior Authorization Regulatory Updates and Options for Infusion Providers
SamaCare CEO and Founder Syam Palakurthy discusses how recent regulations leave out physician-administered drugs, but infusion providers still have options to simplify prior authorization. As a technology provider in the prior authorization space, SamaCare has observed firsthand the impact of digitization on improving the prior authorization process, and the impact of streamlined prior authorization management […]
Infusion Alphabet Soup Part 2: The Medication Delivery Platform
What’s a Medication Delivery Platform (MDP)? WeInfuse CEO and Co-Founder Bryan Johnson discusses how larger organizations are combining distinct classes of trade and places of service under one parent umbrella with various subsidiaries to provide patient access to care across the entire continuum. Read Part Two of the two-part blog below. In my last blog post, Infusion […]