Ambulatory infusion pumps assigned to oncology practices on consignment basis

With InfuAdvantage, InfuSystem provides practices with the ambulatory infusion pumps and supplies they need for their patients at no cost to the practices. Reimbursement is straightforward: the practice bills the patient's insurance for chemotherapy infusion and refilling/maintenance, plus the drugs to be infused, as appropriate. InfuSystem bills the patient's insurance for appropriate use of the pump. All supplies for each pump and treatment cycle are billed to the patient's insurance - separately or as a single fee, depending on payor preference.

InfuAdvantage comes with round the clock access to the InfuCare Clinical Support Patient Hotline and InfuSupport Clinician Support Hotline for pump-related inquires. It also offers practices access to our vast library of patient education materials.

Advantages over Alternative Care Delivery Partners
Putting a patient on an electronic ambulatory infusion pump is typically done one of three ways - homecare agencies, physician-owned pumps or regional DME providers. InfuSystem offers advantages to each.

Home care

• Usually more costly for patients and payors
• Continuity of care compromised, as treating physician does not provide appropriate infusion services
• Timing of infusion therapy is important but can be compromised due to scheduling and coordination challenges

Physician-owned Durable Medical Equipment

• Prohibitively costly for practices to purchase and maintain pumps
• Seeking reimbursement for DME consumes administrative resources

Regional DME Providers

• Limited clinical support for patients
• Limited quantities and selections of pumps

Benefits for Patients, Practices and Payors
InfuAdvantage offers significant clinical, operational, financial and humanistic benefits to patients, practices and payors.

Patients:

• 24/7 pump-related clinical support - peace of mind around the clock
• Continuity of care - consistency, comfort and security
• Lower costs versus homecare - one less burden to overcome

Payors

• Lower costs - relative to homecare or other alternatives
• Improved patient outcomes - with fewer complications and associated costs
• In-network benefits - preferable to plans and patients alike
• High levels of patient satisfaction

Physicians

• Continuity of care - strengthens relationships with patients, improves outcomes
• Low administrative burden - allows staff to focus on delivering care
• Reimbursement for appropriate professional services
• High levels of patient satisfaction

InfuAdvantage Highlights

• 24/7 pump-related clinical support for patients
• Frequently less costly than homecare for patients and payors
• Next day delivery of pumps and supplies - keeps patients on-schedule for their therapy
• All cleaning, disinfecting, testing, calibrating and FDA tracking done by InfuSystem
• Makes state-of-the-art pumps accessible to all practices, patients