Tag: Drew Walk

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health CEO Drew Walk has been to the National Home Infusion Association’s 2023-2024 board of directors. Walk joins a group of seasoned home infusion experts on the board. “It is both a privilege and an honor to be asked to serve on NHIA’s board of directors alongside industry leaders and individuals who lead well-established and respected companies in the home infusion arena,” said Walk. “I am proud to have an opportunity to add my voice to...

WASHINGTON – A new report from CMS is an “indictment” of the agency’s current home infusion benefit, say stakeholders.  The “HIT Monitoring Report, February 2023” shows utilization has remained basically flat over a 26-month study period, despite growing Medicare enrollment, with only 1,250 beneficiaries, on average, receiving Part B home infusion services per quarter.   “We do feel like this is more evidence that CMS’s flawed policy...

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has been awarded Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for three programs. It has been awarded new accreditations for both home infusion therapy and specialty pharmacy, and re-accreditation for home care – each valid for 36 months. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.  “Our focus on clinical excellence, quality care and patient safety...

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, has ranked eighth on Dallas Business Journal’s eighth annual list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Middle Market Companies across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. “Soleo Health earned a spot in the top 10 based on our organic growth; geographic expansion; increases in therapeutic programs; and the forging of new relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurance plans and health systems,...

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has opened a Thyroid Eye Disease Therapeutic Care Management Center. Soleo Health’s TCMCs are designed to support patients nationally with specific complex conditions, including rare and ultra-rare diseases and the respective therapies used to treat them. “We created our TED TCMC to provide clinical expertise and a support system for patients, caregivers and physicians nationwide,” said Drew Walk, CEO. “Our TCMCs provide a consistent patient...

WASHINGTON – Stakeholders are taking another swing at fixing the home infusion benefit, with new legislation introduced and, overall, increased awareness among lawmakers of the value of providing care in the home.  The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, introduced Aug. 5 by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., provides technical clarifications to remove the requirement that a nurse or other health care professional be present in the patient’s home...

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has announced its “strong” support of S.2652, The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act. Introduced by Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Scott, R-SC, the legislation seeks to ensure patients’ access to life-saving home infusion therapy by providing appropriate reimbursement for such professional services. “Enactment of S.2652 would allow us to continue to deliver the high levels of quality care and deep clinical expertise to which...

FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health’s Phoenix location has earned Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC, the leading independent accrediting organization focused on supporting the quality of health care through leadership, accreditation, measurement and innovation standards and programs. With this URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation, Soleo Health Phoenix demonstrates the highest value and quality in delivering enhanced clinical services to patients, payers, manufacturers and providers....

FRISCO, Texas - A new program that seeks to get patients started on infusion therapy without a hospital visit is coinciding with an inflection point in health care created by the ongoing pandemic, says Soleo Health CEO Drew Walk.As COVID cases spike in certain markets across the country, hospitals are looking for alternatives to bringing patients in for treatment, he says.“The value of home infusion has been accelerated,” he said. “They now feel more comfortable keeping the patients...

MCKINNEY, Texas - Soleo Health has been focused on growing organically, but it's now at a size where it makes sense to pursue tuck-in acquisitions, says CEO Drew Walk.Soleo made its first such buy in November when it acquired Dayton, Ohio-based Paragon Infusion Therapy, which has a presence in southeast Ohio and throughout Indiana and Kentucky.“We took a step back last summer to do a five-year strategic plan and feel the next level includes layering in some acquisitions, along with continued...