NHIA Welcomes Inovalon to the Future of Infusion Advisory Council

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NHIA Welcomes Inovalon to the Future of Infusion Advisory Council

Alexandria, VA — January 5, 2026 — The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA)and Inovalon are pleased to announce the addition of Inovalon to NHIA’s Future of Infusion Advisory Council (FIAC). FIAC is a strategic advisory group comprised of manufacturing and service companies that are deeply invested in the home and alternate site infusion industry. The group consistently works with the association staff and Board of Directors to address critical issues, challenges, and opportunities facing this growing segment of health care.

For Inovalon, membership in the FIAC provides the opportunity for critical collaboration with the association and other organizations serving patients requiring infusion therapies. This partnership will bring valuable data analytics and health care technology insights to support infusion providers in addressing operational and clinical workflow challenges facing the industry.

“Inovalon’s participation in NHIA’s Future of Infusion Advisory Council reflects our continued commitment to advancing the pharmacy ecosystem through innovation, partnership, and data-driven insight,” said Ernie Shopes, President of Inovalon’s Pharmacy business unit. “As the industry responds to evolving stakeholder demands and a greater volume of infused products, we believe technology and actionable intelligence will play a defining role in improving operational agility, regulatory readiness, and patient outcomes. We look forward to working alongside NHIA and fellow council members to help shape the future of home infusion care.”

“The home infusion industry sits at a critical intersection of clinical complexity, operational risk, and rapidly evolving patient expectations,” said Ashley Diermeier, Vice President of Sales at Inovalon. “We are honored to join NHIA’s Future of Infusion Advisory Council and collaborate with industry leaders to advance the technology, data, and automation needed to make infusion care more predictable, scalable, and outcomes-driven. Inovalon is deeply committed to empowering this historically underserved market with modern, flexible technology solutions that reduce friction for providers and improve care delivery for patients.”

Inovalon is a leading healthcare technology and data analytics company that empowers data-driven transformation across the entire healthcare industry with national-scale connectivity, the largest real-time primary source dataset, and advanced analytics that improve clinical outcomes and operational efficiency.

Inovalon partners closely with infusion and specialty pharmacies, helping them streamline and simplify day-to-day operations and complex workflows leading to enhanced patient care. Through its comprehensive and configurable end-to-end solution, ScriptMed® pharmacy management system, Inovalon helps care teams manage the full patient journey in a single, unified solution – from intake and prior authorizations to scheduling, clinical documentation, and site-of-care coordination – reducing manual tasks and accelerating time to therapy.

“We’re excited to welcome Inovalon to FIAC and look forward to leveraging their expertise in data-driven health care solutions,” said Connie Sullivan, NHIA President and CEO. “As a technology partner serving infusion providers, Inovalon brings important perspectives on how data analytics and pharmacy management platforms can help our members optimize operations, improve clinical workflows, and enhance patient care delivery across home and alternate site settings.”

About NHIA

National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is a trade association that represents companies accredited to provide medically necessary infusion therapies to patients with acute and chronic health conditions, as well as companies that manufacture and supply infusion related products and services. Infusion therapy involves patient-specific compounded medications, supplies, and a range of pharmacy, nursing, and other clinical services for delivering care to patients in the home or suite setting.

About Inovalon

Inovalon is a leading provider of data and solutions empowering data-driven healthcare. The Inovalon ONE® Platform brings together national-scale connectivity, real-time primary source data access, and advanced analytics into a sophisticated cloud-based platform empowering improved outcomes and economics across the healthcare ecosystem. The company’s analytics and capabilities are used by over 50,000 active, licensed customers, and are informed by the primary source data of more than 95 billion medical events across 1.1 million physicians, 710,000 clinical settings, and 450 million unique lives. For more information, visit www.inovalon.com.


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