About NHIA
NHIA Committees
NHIA committees bring together the thought-leaders and innovators in home infusion therapy and play a critical role in driving the policies and priorities of the association. NHIA currently has six active committees which meet monthly via conference call and in person at the NHIA Annual Conference.
Recitation
of Responsibilities for NHIA Committee Members
Application for Participation
in NHIA Committees
Education Committee
Home Infusion EDI Coalition
Membership Committee
Payer Relations Committee
Standards Committee
Education Committee Mission: To develop quality educational programming for NHIA members and other stakeholders on business management, reimbursement, sales and marketing, and clinical topics related to alternate-site infusion therapy.
Chair: Melissa Leone, RN, BSN, Co-Chair, Apria Healthcare, Hamden, CT
Board Liaison: Lynn Giglione, RN, BSN, Chartwell Pennsylvania LP, Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Liaison: Nancy Kramer, BSN, CRNI, NHIA, Mason, OH
David Adair, Chartwell, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Veronica Dewyea, Walgreens-OptionCare, Buffalo Grove, IL
Pammi Farren, RPh, PhD, Apria Healthcare, Columbus, OH
David Franklin, MSA, VP, Advanced Care Provider Network, Shelby Twp, MI
Kathy Goodwin, RN, Optioncare of the Quad Cities, Moline, IL
Cindy Gricheck, RN, Air Products Healthcare, Greensburg, PA
Glenn S. Kamen, Horizon Healthcare Services, Lancaster, PA
Linda Payne, Reimbursement Concepts, LLC, Weirton, WV
Sandy Stagelman, Geneva Woods Pharmacy, Anchorage, AK
Kerry Stone MS, RD, CNSD, Crescent Healthcare, La Jolla, CA
Sandy Tzaferos, PharmD, Medilink Homecare, Inc., Hammonton, NJ
Paul Wettengel, PharmD, InfuScience, Omaha, NE
Victoria Wilson, Air Products Healthcare, Conshohocken, PA
Joan Zavala, Healthcare Automation, Andover, MA
Home Infusion EDI Coalition (HIEC) Mission: To represent the best interests of the home infusion industry through the formulation, communication, and implementation of a nationally standardized coding system devoted to the description and classification of infusion products and services, and the promotion and advancement of EDI and electronic claiming capabilities for the infusion industry. Learn more about HIEC.
Chair: Bruce Rodman, MBA, NHIA, Alexandria, VA
Vice Chair: Ramona R. Moenter, RPh, MBA, Coram Healthcare Inc., Sacramento CA
Secretary: Ed Neumann, Home Care IV of Bend, Inc., Bend, OR
Board Liaison: Len Holman, RPh, Option Care of Northeast Ohio, Canfield, OH
Sue Brajdic, Chartwell Pennsylvania, LP, Pittsburgh, PA
Richelle Colucci-Nunn, Jefferson Home Infusion, Radnor, PA
Cynde Derryberry, Infusion Partners, Cincinnati, OH
Michele Hessler, Coram Specialty Infusion Services, Gettysburg, PA
Renee Hunt, Paragon Infusion Care, Inc., Dallas, TX
Shelby Marshall, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
Joseph Pomis, InfuScience, Gurnee, IL
Tony Powers, Pharm.D., Medical Alternatives, Millington, TN
Veronica Simmons, Crescent Healthcare, Costa Mesa, CA
Leslie J. Vaughan, Crescent Healthcare, Anaheim, CA
Membership Committee Mission: The membership committee is focused on its core mission of growing NHIA membership and increasing the retention rate. The committee's role is to support the NHIA membership staff in an advisory capacity.
Chair: Judy Lewis, Judy Lewis Consulting, Inc, Tempe, AZ
Board Liaison: Debbie Cain, RN, CRNI, Cox Home Parenteral Services, Springfield, MO
Staff Liaison: Russell Bodoff, NHIA, Alexandria, VA
Maggie Burch, B.Braun Medical Inc, Bethlehem, PA
Gary Dangerfiedl, Acces IV, Inc. Marina CA
Barbara H. Dembsky, RPh, Home Care IV of Bend, Bend, OR
Anne DiRenzo, MS, MediLink Homecare, Inc., Hammonton, NJ
David Grady, Spotted Dog Consulting, LLC, Whitefish, MT
Lynn Kelley, R.Ph. Cox Home Parenteral Services, Springfield, MO
Shari Mailander, RN, Option Care of Eastern & Central Iowa
Terry Sweet, PharmD, BCNSP, Foundation Management Services, Lubbock, Texas
Payer Relations Committee Mission: By reaching out to government and private payers, analyze, educate, and advocate to improve reimbursement operational efficiency and coverage for provision of infusion and specialized pharmacy products and services to the entire spectrum of home-based patients.
Chair: Pearl Shores, Shores Enterprises, Escondido, CA
Vice Chair: Pamela Dentino-Olson, Walgreens-OptionCare, Buffalo Grove, IL
Secretary: Jeanne Lugli, Healthcare Automation, Inc., Andover, MA
Chair, NHIA DAC Representatives: Lynda Clay, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
Board Liaison: Christopher Maksym, PharmD, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Home Care Services, Ann Arbor, MI
Staff Liaison: Bruce Rodman, MBA, NHIA, Alexandria VA
NHIA DAC Representatives:
Region A: Lynda Clay, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
Region B: Michael Semon, RPh, Caring Solutions Inc., Crestline, OH
Region C: Pamela Dentino-Olson, Walgreens-OptionCare, Buffalo Grove, IL
Region D: Deanne Birch, Infusion Innovations, Salt Lake City, UT
Gary R Collins, Professional Reimbursement Incorporated, Orlando, FL
Lori Duvall, Duvall Consulting, L.P., Pittsburgh, PA
Mary Eckstein, Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin, Middleton, WI
Brenda Gauthier, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
Tammy Higgins, Horizon Healthcare Services, Lancaster, PA
Linda Payne, Reimbursement Concepts, Weirton, WV
Jody Strain, Nutrishare, Elk Grove, CA
Standards/Accreditation Committee Mission: To facilitate the effective communication of information on behalf of the NHIA Board of Directors and its members, related to accreditation, industry practice standards, and organizational benchmarking.
Chair Don Filibeck, PharmD, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
Vice-Chair/Secretary Brian Swift, PharmD, Jefferson Home Infusion Services, Havertown, PA
NHIA Board Liaison Grace Sierchio RN, MSN, CRNI®, Vital Care Inc, Clearwater, FL
NHIA Staff Liasion and TJC PTAC Liaison Nancy Kramer RN, BSN, CRNI, NHIA, Mason, OH
ACHC Liaison and ASHP Liasion Barbara Petroff, MS, RPh, FASHP, Critical Care Systems, Wixom, MI
TJC PTAC Alternate, Tony Powers, PharmD, Medical Alternatives, Millington, TN
TJC PTAC Rep, Barbara Prosser, RPh, Critical Care Systems, Nashua, NH
ASPEN Liaison, Neil Wohlford, RPh, Genesis Health, Augusta, GA
Jerry Bliss PharmD, Thomas Jefferson Home Infusion Services, Philadelphia, PA
Carolyn Carlson, RN, Horizon Healthcare Services, Lancaster, PA
L. Rad Dillon, R.Ph., CQM, CQA, Moog Medical Devices Group, Huntington Beach, CA
Jackie Haas, RN, Coram, Inc - an Apria Healthcare Company, Mendota Heights, MN
Kim Heagy, RPh, Vital Care, Inc., Tampa Bay, FL
Brenda Lance, RN, MSN, NorthCoast Infusion Network, Beachwood, OH
Steve Pate, DPh, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Nitin Patel, RPh , Critical Homecare Solutions, Conshohocken, PA
Susan Poole BSN, MS, CRNI®, CNSN, Walgreens OptionCare, Peoria, AZ
Stephen Schmidt, RPh, Coram/Apria, West Linn, OR
Julie Slattery, MS, RN, Chartwell Midwest Wisconsin, Middleton, WI
Tricia Sirois, PharmD, BCNSP, Home Med, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Marc Stranz, PharmD, Critical Homecare Solutions, Conshohocken, PA
Samuel Wachsman, RPh, Horizon Healthcare Services, Lancaster, PA
If you are interested in participating in the above committees, please fill out the committee application. Either submit it online or fax it to the NHIA office at 703-683-1484. Current NHIA membership is required.