MobiHealth News July 6, 2021
Amedisys will now have access to Contessa health’s hospital-at-home and skill nursing facility services.
Healthcare-at-home specialist Amedisys announced the acquisition of Contessa Health, a provider of hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility (SNF) at-home services. Upon closing of the deal, Contessa will operate as a wholly owned division of Amedisys.
Contessa’s business and proprietary informatics platform, Care Convergence, offers risk-based-model and claims analytics capabilities.
The company partners with health systems and health plans across the country, including Mount Sinai Health System, CommonSpirit Health and Highmark Health, to offer patients acute and post-acute care at home.
Amedisys chairman and CEO Paul Kusserow told MobiHealthNews that Contessa’s tech-enabled, home-based care-delivery platform will help the company expand their capabilities well beyond traditional home health...