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Infusion report: No matter how you spin it, access has gone down

March 10, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

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...

Connie Sullivan, Drew Walk, Gregory LoPresti, Home Infusion, National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), Soleo Health, Upstate HomeCare


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NHIF recognizes Upstate Home Care’s Janice Elliot

March 1, 2023HME News Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) has named Janice Elliott, BS, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, as the recipient of the 2023 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.   The award recognizes and honors trail-blazing and emerging women leaders who have demonstrated exemplary service to patients and their peers while promoting the mission of NHIF.  Elliott, who has 28 years of nursing experience in a home care setting, currently serves as the director of vascular access...

Home Infusion, Lynn Giglione, National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF), Upstate HomeCare


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COVID infusion therapy shifts to the home

October 29, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – The Delta variant of COVID-19 has accelerated demand for monoclonal antibody therapy provided in the home, say home infusion providers, who are stepping up to meet that demand.  “Hospitals don’t have the bandwidth and they don’t want the patients in their settings,” said Greg LoPresti, CEO of Upstate HomeCare in Syracuse, N.Y. “Their intake process takes a long time compared to us. We’ve taken a lot of the caseloads off hospitals.”  In...

COVID-19, Home Infusion Therapy, Monoclonal antibody therapy, Upstate HomeCare


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Upstate joins NHIA in COVID treatment program

June 2, 2021HME News Staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Upstate HomeCare has partnered with the National Home Infusion Therapy Association to offer monoclonal antibody therapies to patients with mild and moderate COVID-19. The NHIA COVID-19 Home Infusion Therapy (C-HIT) Program hosts an online listing of home infusion providers that have agreed to provide these therapies to eligible individuals in their communities. “Upstate HomeCare is proud to be part of the U.S. health care response to the pandemic in our community,”...

Home Infusion Therapy, Monoclonal antibody therapy, Upstate HomeCare


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Antibody pilot mobilizes home infusion providers 

January 8, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Upstate HomeCare is among the providers that recently began participating in a pilot program to get monoclonal antibody therapy to patients in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, where COVID-19 is spreading quickly.  The pilot, part of Operation Warp Speed, is a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Home Infusion Association. Option Care Health is...

Antibody Therapy, Connie Sullivan, Coronavirus, Gregory LoPresti, Pandemic, Upstate HomeCare


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Upstate HomeCare to aid in COVID-19 fight 

December 29, 2020HME News Staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Upstate HomeCare is partnering with Nascentia Health, a local health care services provider, to participate in the Special Projects for Equitable and Efficient Distribution (SPEED) pilot to fight COVID-19 in local, non-hospital facilities. The pilot will assist in allocating monoclonal antibodies to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent progression of the disease. “Upstate is proud to stand on the front lines to take part in helping those...

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Home Infusion, Pandemic, Upstate HomeCare


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Health Sqyre case study: Upstate's uptake

November 2, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor

CLINTON, N.Y. - Upstate HomeCare's business through Health Sqyre's online marketplace has increased 100% from 2019 to 2020, says Greg LoPresti. “We're getting a lot of cash sales,” said LoPresti, senior vice president and CEO of Upstate HomeCare, “particularly with the Lumins (CPAP cleaners) and disposables.” Upstate HomeCare was one of the first providers to join the marketplace, as Health Sqyre's preferred provider for New York state in 2018. Health Sqyre fits in with national...

Greg LoPresti, Health Sqyre, Upstate HomeCare


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Upstate HomeCare embraces e-commerce

July 27, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

CLINTON, N.Y. - Upstate HomeCare is taking its CPAP business online, thanks to a new partnership with HealthSqyre, an e-commerce marketplace for CPAP equipment and supplies.The provider, which also offers DME, respiratory, pharmacy and infusion services, is now HealthSqyre's preferred provider of CPAP machines, supplies and accessories in New York state. “CPAP is a large part of our respiratory business and we want to reach more customers in a way that is scalable,” said Gregory LoPresti,...

CPAP, Gregory LoPresti, HealthSqyre, Upstate HomeCare


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In brief: Upstate HomeCare leverages HealthSqyre for growth, ResMed joins forces with Verily

July 13, 2018HME News Staff

CLINTON, N.Y. - Upstate HomeCare has announced a strategic partnership with HealthSqyre, a Denver-based online CPAP marketplace. Per the partnership, Upstate HomeCare is the exclusive provider for CPAP devices, supplies and accessories on HealthSqyre for New York state. “This partnership allows Upstate HomeCare to expand its offering of its CPAP supply services across the globe using HealthSqyre's online platform,” Upstate HomeCare stated in a press release. HealthSqyre allows...

AvaCare Medical, Bonafide Medical Group, HealthSqyre, Invacare, Mediware, Numotion, ResMed, Upstate HomeCare


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Upstate HomeCare leverages HealthSqyre for growth

July 10, 2018HME News Staff

CLINTON, N.Y. - Upstate HomeCare has announced a strategic partnership with HealthSqyre, a Denver-based online CPAP marketplace.Per the partnership, Upstate HomeCare is the exclusive provider for CPAP devices, supplies and accessories on HealthSqyre for New York state.“This partnership allows Upstate HomeCare to expand its offering of its CPAP supply services across the globe using HealthSqyre's online platform,” Upstate HomeCare stated in a press release.HealthSqyre allows customers...

CPAP, HealthSqyr, Online Marketplace, Upstate HomeCare


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