Congress finally made some progress towards providing home infusion services to Medicare patients back in 2017 when they passed the 20th Century Cures Act. They opened up the opportunity for patients with heart failure, cancer, and the immunocompromised (billed under Part B) to get services through an agency such as Infusion Solutions. Patients love this, … Read more
Each year, we reach out to our referral partners and ask them to fill out a satisfaction survey. We do this in order to satisfy the requirements of our accrediting body (ACHC) and in order to get better–it is our number one priority to ensure our patients and referral partners are happy. We could not … Read more
Cortney Howell is our newest addition to the Reimbursement Team. She could not have come at a better time–her 18 years of infusion reimbursement experience will prove invaluable to our ever-growing business. Cortney’s childhood was full of motion and movement. She was born in New Orleans, but her father’s law enforcement work moved the family … Read more
Everyone was friendly and helpful. My home setting was unique and everyone was accommodating, understanding, and professional. Thanks! Thanks! -BN, Granite Falls
It takes a village to raise a pharmacist. Fun fact: municipalities of less than 500 people have to be chartered as “villages” in Missouri, so our new pharmacist, Jennifer Harbick PharmD, did in fact spend her childhood in a village. She grew up in Josephville, MO (pop. 300-ish), just east of St. Louis. She and … Read more
At morning report recently, I noticed a new nurse in the room. I was surprised at how at ease she was, contributing to conversations and cracking wise like she had been at Infusion Solutions for a long time. I liked her right away–she just fit in and understood how to integrate herself into the group … Read more
Infusion Solutions is proud to announce the hiring of another full time infusion nurse. Welcome Carrie! Carrie comes to us via a variety of stops. Her father’s job moved the family quite frequently, with stops in Cedar Rapids, Fargo, and St. Louis, where she ultimately graduated from high school. She remained in Missouri to pursue … Read more
Infusion Solutions was recently featured in Whatcom Talk, a local news organization and media outlet based in Bellingham, WA. They are part of a larger “talk” network that spans numerous counties in Western Washington and beyond. Given the polarizing and acerbic nature of most news feeds today, we really value Whatcom Talk’s focus on what … Read more
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an unfortunate condition that causes the death of neurons which control voluntary muscles. ALS patients decline over time and at varying rates, but all have similar constellation of symptoms, including stiff muscles, twitching, weakness, and a decrease in muscle mass. All of this contributes … Read more
The recent passage of the 21st Century Cures Act has placed some very real constraints on home infusion providers caring for Medicare patients. The Act severely slashed reimbursement rates for certain therapies, prompting some infusion providers to stop taking Medicare patients, or do so on a limited basis. It is a very real issue and … Read more