Home Health Care News: Former Amedisys Exec Talks Big Changes

In this Home Health Care News podcast, our advisor, Dr. Michael Fleming, discusses changes in home health and hospice and how analytics and technology can help.

One of the biggest trends in home health care is the use of data analytics and sharing that data to improve patient care.

But while it’s an important trend, it is also the most misunderstood, Dr. Michael Fleming, former chief medical officer ofAmedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMED), tells HHCN in this week’s podcast. Amedisys isaLouisiana-basedhome health agency that serves about 360,000 patients each year.

Fleming is also a past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Currently, he serves on the advisory board of Nashville-based healthcare technology companyMedalogix.

Hear Fleming’s insight into the challenges facing home care providers both large and small, and why to be successful providers must embrace “change.”