Amedisys Welcomes Three New Members To Its Board Of Directors
April 28 2016 - 11:46AM
Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED), a leading home health, hospice
and personal care company, today announced the addition of three
new members to its Board of Directors.
Effective April 20, Jeffrey Rideout, M.D., M.A., FACP; Julie
Klapstein and Richard A. Lechleiter became new Board members.
“We’re excited to welcome Jeffrey, Julie and Rich to the Board,”
said Donald Washburn, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board at
Amedisys. “All three offer deep, longstanding healthcare
experiences – clinical and financial alike – that are sure to fuel
the transformation now well underway at Amedisys.”
“With Jeffrey, Julie and Rich onboard, we’re looking forward to
furthering the strategy we’ve put in place here,” said Paul
Kusserow, president and CEO of Amedisys. “Thanks to this triple
appointment, our push to take Amedisys to the next level has gained
invaluable momentum.”
Jeffrey Rideout, M.D., M.A., FACP, is currently President and
CEO of the Integrated Healthcare Association, a statewide
multi-stakeholder leadership group in California that promotes
healthcare quality improvement, accountability and affordability.
With an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, a medical
degree from Harvard Medical School and a master’s degree from
Oxford University, the former Rhodes Scholar is a consulting
professor at Stanford University, Health Research and Policy, and a
lecturer at the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of
Business, teaching about healthcare technology, services and
investment. He also serves as a senior advisor to GE Ventures,
focusing on new business opportunities in digital health and
digital therapeutics. Previously, Dr. Rideout played a role as
senior medical advisor for Covered California, the state-based
insurance exchange; as SVP and chief medical officer for The
TriZetto Group; as chief medical officer for Cisco Systems and
global leader of its healthcare division; and as SVP and chief
medical officer for Blue Shield of California.
Julie Klapstein was the founding CEO of Availity, currently one
of the nation’s largest healthcare information networks –
delivering solutions to more than 900,000 physicians, providers and
every health plan in the U.S., processing more than seven million
transactions daily – and served as its CEO and board member for 11
years. Her 30-plus years in the healthcare information technology
industry spans executive roles with national organizations such as
Phycom, Inc. (as CEO); Sunquest Information Systems (as EVP); GTE
Health Systems; and what is now Siemens Medical Systems. A graduate
of Portland State University, she has received multiple awards for
top business leaders and serves on the boards of Dominion
Diagnostics and the Grand Canyon Association, the official
nonprofit partner of the Grand Canyon National Park.
Richard A. Lechleiter retired in 2014 as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer for Kindred Healthcare
(NYSE:KND), the country’s largest provider of post-acute healthcare
services, with annual revenues exceeding $6 billion – having
served, respectively, as its Vice President, Controller, Chief
Accounting Officer and Treasurer across a 19-year tenure.
Previously, Lechleiter was part of the team that transformed
Humana, Inc., from a national operator of hospitals into a managed
care and health benefits enterprise, attaining positions as its
Corporate Controller, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
Afterward, he stepped in as Chief Accounting officer for Galen
Health Care, a Humana spin-off that then merged into Columbia/HCA
Healthcare Corp. A graduate of Xavier University with an
undergraduate degree in accounting, he started his career at
Coopers & Lybrand, now PwC. Mr. Lechleiter has served on the
Board of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT), since 2007.
About Amedisys Amedisys, 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. More than 2,200
hospitals and 61,900 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
421 care centers in 34 states, Amedisys
is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the
doorsteps of more than 340,000 patients in need every
year. For more information about the Company, please visit:
www.amedisys.com.
Contact:
Kendra Kimmons
Managing Director of Communications
225-299-3708
kendra.kimmons@amedisys.com
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