BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth
Corporation (NYSE: HLS) today announced the formation of the
Post-Acute Innovation Center in collaboration with Cerner
Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) to develop enhanced tools to manage
patients across the continuum of care.
HealthSouth is the nation's largest provider of post-acute
services, specializing in caring for medically complex patients.
Cerner is a global leader in health information technology
(HIT). HealthSouth and Cerner's collaboration began
with the development and implementation of HealthSouth's clinical
information system. The clinical information system has been
installed in 116 of HealthSouth's 126 hospitals thus far.
"The post-acute network management tools currently available in
the market have largely been developed either by non-providers with
limited clinical expertise or providers that have not made the
necessary technology investments to advance efficient,
patient-focused care," said HealthSouth President and Chief
Executive Officer Mark Tarr. "The
Innovation Center combines our experience with clinical
collaboration and our installed IT solutions with Cerner's leading
health information technology solutions and data analytics. The
Innovation Center will be on the forefront of developing
evidenced-based solutions."
The Post-Acute Innovation Center will develop clinical decision
support tools designed to more effectively and efficiently manage
patients across multiple care settings. The objective of the
Innovation Center is to use diverse data sets from multiple care
settings to develop initiatives that facilitate efficient and
high-quality patient care, enhanced care coordination, post-acute
network performance and cost management across the post-acute
continuum.
"Cerner is committed to supporting HealthSouth as it continues
to improve the health of the individual throughout the full
continuum of care. We are proud of our history with HealthSouth,
and are excited to take this next step forward together," said
Cerner President Zane Burke.
"Person-centered care is the future, and Cerner is eager to help
drive ideas that enhance provider and consumer access to data."
About HealthSouth
HealthSouth is one of the nation's
largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, offering both
facility-based and home-based patient care in 36 states and
Puerto Rico through its network of
inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, and
hospice agencies. As previously announced, HealthSouth will be
changing its name to Encompass Health effective Jan.1, 2018.
HealthSouth can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com.
About Cerner
Cerner's health information technologies connect people,
information and systems at more than 25,000 provider facilities
worldwide. Recognized for innovation, Cerner solutions
assist clinicians in making care decisions and enable organizations
to manage the health of populations. The company also offers an
integrated clinical and financial system to help health care
organizations manage revenue, as well as a wide range of services
to support clients' clinical, financial and operational needs.
Cerner's mission is to contribute to the systemic improvement
of health care delivery and the health of communities/ Nasdaq:
CERN. For more information about Cerner,
visit cerner.com, read our blog at blogs.cerner.com,
connect with us on Twitter
at twitter.com/cerner and on Facebook at facebook.com/cerner.
Our website, blog, Twitter
account and Facebook page contain a significant
amount of information about Cerner, including financial and
other information for investors.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in
this press release which are not historical facts, such as the
mission, goals and impact of the Post-Acute Innovation Center, are
forward-looking statements. In addition, HealthSouth, through its
senior management, may from time to time make forward-looking
public statements concerning the matters described herein. All such
estimates, projections, and forward-looking information speak only
as of the date hereof, and HealthSouth undertakes no duty to
publicly update or revise such forward-looking information, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Such
forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based upon
current information, involve a number of risks and uncertainties,
and relate to, among other things, future events, HealthSouth's or
the Innovation Center's business strategy, future financial
performance, and projected business results or model. Actual events
or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors.
While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those estimated by HealthSouth include, but are not limited to, any
adverse outcome of various lawsuits, claims, and legal or
regulatory proceedings that may be brought by or against
HealthSouth; the willingness of other healthcare providers to
provide data to or otherwise engage the Innovation Center; the
impact of HealthSouth's previously announced rebranding initiative
on patient admissions, referral source relationships and the
HealthSouth's stock price; the ability to successfully integrate
acquisitions; changes in the regulation of the healthcare industry
broadly or the inpatient rehabilitation, home health and hospice
areas specifically at either or both of the federal and state
levels; competitive pressures in the healthcare industry broadly or
the inpatient rehabilitation, home health and hospice areas
specifically and HealthSouth's response thereto; the ability to
maintain proper local, state and federal licensing where the
company does business; potential disruptions, breaches, or other
incidents affecting the proper operation, availability, or security
of HealthSouth's or its vendors' or partners' information systems,
including the unauthorized access to or theft of patient or other
sensitive information; changes, delays in (including in connection
with resolution of Medicare payment reviews or appeals), or
suspension of reimbursement for HealthSouth's services by
governmental or private payors; general conditions in the economy
and capital markets; and other factors which may be identified from
time to time in HealthSouth's SEC filings and other public
announcements, including HealthSouth's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016 and Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31,
2017 and June 30,
2017.
Media
Contact
Casey Lassiter, 205 447-6410
casey.lassiter@healthsouth.com
Investor Relations Contact
Crissy Carlisle, 205 970-5860
crissy.carlisle@healthsouth.com
Provider Strategy Contact
David Klementz, 205 970-5722
David.klementz@healthsouth.com
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