Amedisys Forges Collaborative Partnership with myNEXUS®
January 04 2018 - 07:30AM
Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED), a leading healthcare at home company,
announced today the Company has entered into a collaborative
partnership with myNEXUS®, a leading post-acute technology and
home-based benefit management company based in Nashville, TN.
This new partnership allows Amedisys to focus on care delivery,
leverages the strength of benefit coordination from myNEXUS®, and
seeks to maximize the population health needs of our shared payor
partners while exploring new ways to share risk.
The goal of the partnership is to jointly serve a limited number
of payor population health needs in select states. Together with
myNEXUS, Amedisys will pursue new and innovative ways to pair an
industry-leading home healthcare provider with coordinated benefit
management and strong analytic solutions to further focus on
quality, outcomes, and lower total cost of care for Medicare
Advantage plans and their members.
“Quality clinical programs, outstanding patient outcomes and a
solid value proposition are the cornerstone of our home health care
solutions,” said Christy Vitulli, Senior Vice President of Payor
Services at Amedisys, Inc. “Quality and affordability are top of
mind, and the opportunity with myNEXUS allows us to focus on
patient outcomes, increase the predictability of care in the home,
and better align payor, provider and patient goals.”
“We’re proud to partner with a national leader in the home
healthcare and hospice care arena,” said Jonathan Davis, CFO at
myNEXUS. “We share Amedisys’ viewpoint that best-in-class quality,
outcomes and value is a shared responsibility, and we’re excited to
collaborate on innovative ways to deliver value to both the
patients we serve and our payor partners.”
“We look forward to embarking on this exciting journey together
with myNEXUS,” Vitulli said.
About AmedisysAmedisys, Inc. is a leading
healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health,
hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the
care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based
personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or
injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic
disease; or hospice care at the end of life. We partner with 3,000
hospitals and 59,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as
a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in
Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys
is a publicly held company. With more than 16,000 employees, in 432
care centers in 34 states, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the
highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 385,000
patients in need every year. For more information about the
Company, please visit www.amedisys.com.
About myNEXUS Founded in 2014, myNEXUS is an
innovative, technology-driven care management company focused on
serving and keeping clients in their home through intelligent,
connected care. myNEXUS partners with Health Insurers and
Healthcare Providers to expertly deliver cost effective services
that reduce risks, promote independence, and improve quality of
life for members and families. myNEXUS provides value to our
partners by expertly managing home based services such as Home
Health, DME, and IV Infusion through our innovative technology and
collaboration with our Providers. For more information regarding
myNEXUS and our service offerings, please visit
www.mynexuscare.com.
Contact: Kendra Kimmons Vice President of
Marketing & Communications 225-299-3708
kendra.kimmons@amedisys.com
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