Allegheny Health Network Healthcare@Home Expands Home Infusion Services through Acquisition Of Infusion Partners

Allegheny Health Network ’s (AHN) Healthcare@Homedivision announced recently the acquisition of a home infusion pharmacy located in Pittsburgh from Infusion Partners, a subsidiary of BioScrip, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of infusion and home healthcare management solutions.   

The transaction further expands the geographic reach of AHN’s home medical infusion services, while allowing BioScrip to continue serving some of its national customers in the western PA region, according to Brian Holzer, MD, Senior Vice President of Home and Community Services at AHN. 

“The opportunity to acquire an additional infusion pharmacy and its experienced staff from such a respected provider in the industry represents another important step in our efforts to establish a comprehensive home care program for our region that is unsurpassed in service, quality and accessibility,” said Holzer.

With an existing infusion pharmacy and production facility in Meadville PA, AHN Home Infusion currently serves patients in approximately 40 western PA counties.  A new southern pharmacy will greatly enhance service efficiency and broaden the program’s reach in the market, Holzer said.   

AHN Home Infusion provides patients with access to a wide range of infusion therapies, including antibiotics (antifungal or antivirals), total parenteral nutrition, enteral therapy, pain management, hydration, chemotherapy, intravenous immunoglobulin, inotropic therapies for end-stage heart failure, steroids and injectable medicines for hemophilia.  The team includes pharmacists who develop customized, home infusion therapy care plans, infusion specialists, nutritionists who design and monitor a patient’s diet by tube or IV feedings and pain management and supportive care staff who manage acute or chronic pain.

BioScrip will still provide care to patients in western PA through its contracts with national insurers from its branches in Ohio and West Virginia.  The Pittsburgh Branch of Infusion Partners will transition services to AHN Home Infusion for patients cared for by AHN hospitals, affiliates, and physician practices.

About Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network, part of Highmark Health, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region.  The Network is composed of eight hospitals, including Allegheny General Hospital, its flagship academic medical center in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, Canonsburg Hospital in Canonsburg, Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh and Westfield Memorial Hospital in Westfield, NY.  The Network is also home to a comprehensive research institute; Health + Wellness Pavilions; an employed physician organization, home and community based health services and a group purchasing organization. The Network employs approximately 17,500 people, has more than 2,800 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

About Allegheny Health Network Healthcare@Home

Healthcare@Home is the home and community based healthcare services division of Allegheny Health Network and its parent organization, Highmark Health.  Serving the greater western Pennsylvania region, the program provides patients with access to an array of integrated home and community based health services, including home health services, infusion and nutritional therapy, medical equipment and supplies, hospice and palliative care.   Combining these services under one umbrella allows AHN to simplify the process for patients and caregivers as they transition from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities back into their homes.  For more information, visit www.healthcareathome.com or the program’s Facebook page: /AHNhealthcareathome.

About BioScrip, Inc.
BioScrip, Inc. is a leading national provider of infusion and home healthcare management solutions. BioScrip partners with healthcare providers, including physicians, hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, and with healthcare payors to provide patients better access to high quality, efficient post-acute care services. BioScrip operates with a commitment to bring infusion therapy services into the home or alternate-site settings. By collaborating with the full spectrum of healthcare professionals and the patient, BioScrip provides cost-effective care that is driven by clinical excellence, customer service, and values that promote positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life for those it serves.