The 23rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! A few years ago, many would have considered ride-hailing and health care apples and oranges. But today, they’re more like peanut butter and jelly, with companies such as Uber and Lyft rolling out health care divisions of their own. In this episode of Disrupt, you’ll […]
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With roughly 17,000 agencies, the home care industry remains highly fragmented. But that’s starting to change — and a major consolidation wave appears to be cruising toward shore. For context: There were at least 47 total home care transactions in 2018, according to proprietary data from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. There were six in […]
The 22nd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! Led by CEO Jeff Wiberg, Family Resource Home Care is the product of a merger between two of the biggest home care providers in the Pacific Northwest. The company is now using that scale to create density in its markets and go after emerging Medicare […]
With its recent transition to a nonprofit model, Bayada Home Health Care has been busy. Since the 2016 announcement, the company found a new CEO in David Baiada, gifted $20 million to employees and hit one million clients served, just to name a few highlights. Next up for the billion-dollar home-based care provider? Finding new […]
The 21st episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! With its transition to a nonprofit model over the past couple years, Bayada Home Health Care has been busy. Next up for the billion-dollar home-based care provider? Finding new ways to do — and pay for — what it does best. In this episode of Disrupt, […]
When CEO Joel Theisen began Minnesota-based Lifesprk more than a decade ago, he started out with about $500,000 and a handful of employees. Theisen has turned his diverse home-based care company into a roughly $35 million business since then, while simultaneously launching a joint venture with one of the largest health systems in the country. […]
The 20th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! If you haven’t yet heard of Minnesota-based Lifesprk, you likely will very soon. Led by CEO Joel Theisen, Lifesprk provides a range of services in the home — including home-based primary care — to help seniors achieve their health and wellness goals. The model has […]
LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) is one of the biggest home health providers in the country — and a company that has been a fixture in the home-based care business for more than two decades. During that time, the Lafayette, Louisiana-based home health giant’s business model has stayed largely the same: land joint venture partnerships with […]
The 19th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! Fresh off a quarter filled with nearly 20 acquisition deals and announcements, LHC shows no signs of slowing down in the months — or years — to come. In this episode of Disrupt, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Bruce Greenstein gives […]
One of the oldest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country is counting on innovative technology and reimbursement models to keep it on the cutting edge in the years to come. As such, preparing for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), pursuing risk-based relationships and exploring predictive analytics are top of mind for […]