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Infusion therapy costs are rising as more patients use specialty drugs. For commercial insurers and Medicare Advantage plans, this puts pressure on where care is delivered and how much it costs...

Home infusion is growing rapidly as health systems, specialty pharmacies and payors look for better ways to deliver care outside the hospital. But growth often slows as programs...

Crohn’s disease is hard to manage and expensive when care is not consistent. Patients can move quickly from stability to severe flare. When that happens, many need emergency care or a...

Patients receiving IV antibiotics at home have similar safety and quality metrics comparable to those of patients receiving inpatient care, with no meaningful differences in mortality...

Seasonal surges challenge hospitals every year, as patient volumes, capacity demands and care needs shift with changing illnesses and environmental factors.  As respiratory illnesses...

Longer lives and more chronic conditions are driving a growing need for complex infusion care outside hospital walls. At the same time, payors are seeking value...

As consumer IV wellness drips grow in popularity, many payors and healthcare organizations are facing a new challenge: separating medically necessary hydration therapy from convenience-based...

Hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system billions each year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servies (CMS) reports that nearly 1 in 5 Medicare patients return to the...

In hospital outpatient settings, infusion therapy usually costs more than in other care settings. A large study of more than 52,000 infusions found that hospital outpatient departments had...

For some mothers, postpartum recovery can include complications that require medical treatment and close monitoring. They may need infusion therapy to manage infections, dehydration, ...