NHIA Data Survey Deadline is November 15

Rock-Pond encourages all home infusion providers to participate in the NHIA 2010 Survey.

The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) has been collecting data from their members for almost a year now and the deadline is drawing near.  November 15, is the deadline for getting this survey completed and returned to NHIA.

As of November 4, they have received just over 200 surveys from 26% of their member sites.  If you want your company’s data to be included in the survey you have ten days to compile the data, download the Rock-Pond Data Collector, and submit your survey.   The survey should not take too much of your time, especially considering the impact the survey could have on current legislation regarding the home infusion industry. Upon completion of the survey, you will receive a complimentary copy of the nation-wide data to compare to your own response.

For more information and to take the survey go the NHIA website.

Rock-Pond Solutions has supported this initiative by developing a FREE Data Collector for home infusion providers. Rock-Pond is a member of the NHIA Data Initiative Committee and believes our collective efforts will make a difference.

Tanguay to Speak at NHIA 2010

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Rock-Pond’s president, Pete Tanguay, will present “Understanding and Reducing the Costs of Billing and Getting Paid” on April 13 at the 2010 NHIA Annual Conference in Dallas, TX. Originally Pete was asked by the NHIA educational committee on cost effective use of technology in a home infusion department.  He pointed out that technology is only as good as the problem it solves and understanding and reducing reimbursement costs is very high on the priority list of home infusion providers.

The preliminary course outline is as follows:  “The reimbursement process begins with a patient referral and ends with payment for services, or at least this is the plan. There are specific costs associated with this process and additional costs incurred when you don’t do each area well. This program will present a comprehensive reimbursement model along with specific metrics and recommendations to follow in order to minimize the cost and time it takes to get paid for services. It will emphasize the advantage of using technology to measure and streamline your reimbursement process.”

Rock-Pond Solutions will also be exhibiting at the conference.