Hospice News June 24, 2022
Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health has unveiled a new joint venture partnership with Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System. This marks another milestone in Contessa’s strategy to build pathways for greater integration of home-based care and palliative services.
The partnership is intended to expand the delivery of palliative and home-based medical care in the state, driven largely on value-based initiatives, according to Contessa.
“A JV partnership with Memorial Hermann will allow us to positively impact a large number of lives across the state of Texas by improving access to high-quality, home-based care,” a Contessa spokesperson told Hospice News in an email. “The emphasis on utilizing value-based initiatives with managed care organizations in a home-based program was a key piece in...