FRISCO, Texas, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare
Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a provider of home care services, today
announced that the Company has entered a value based post-acute
care navigation agreement with Presbyterian Health Plan in its
New Mexico market.
The program is designed to assist Presbyterian Health Plan
members in obtaining appropriate and timely care when they
transition home from a recent hospitalization or facility
placement. Addus will collaborate with Presbyterian Health Plan
care coordination teams to support members and their families
during the immediate post-discharge period and identify gaps in
care or barriers to service that could result in re-admissions.
Under the program, Addus will perform pre-discharge evaluations
on members using dedicated transition coordinators focused on
facilitating necessary post-discharge clinical services and social
supports. In addition, Addus will provide targeted training for the
member's home care provider so the provider can identify changes in
condition that might require urgent intervention. Addus will also
assist with coordination and scheduling of medical services
and programs needed by members to close known Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information
Set (HEDIS) care gaps.
Commenting on the announcement, Dirk
Allison, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Addus HomeCare, stated, "We are very
pleased to enter this agreement with Presbyterian Health Plan. This
is a great opportunity for Addus to use its multiple service
offerings in New Mexico to work
with Presbyterian Health Plan's care coordination and medical
resources in promoting more effective care management and delivery
for its members. With our significant presence in New Mexico, we believe this agreement will
further enhance our ability to meet critical post-acute care needs
in the home. We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship
with Presbyterian Health Plan that will meet our shared goal of
providing safe and quality care and supporting successful outcomes
for post-acute care patients."
About Addus HomeCare
Addus HomeCare is a provider of
home care services that primarily include personal care services
that assist with activities of daily living, as well as hospice and
home health services. Addus
HomeCare's consumers are primarily persons who, without
these services, are at risk of hospitalization or
institutionalization, such as the elderly, chronically ill and
disabled. Addus HomeCare's payor
clients include federal, state and local governmental agencies,
managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private
individuals. Addus HomeCare
currently provides home care services to approximately 44,000
consumers through 212 locations across 22 states. For more
information, please visit www.addus.com.
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