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Baylor Scott & White, AccentCare Form Home Health Joint Venture

News  |  By Philip Betbeze  
   April 11, 2017

Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed, but the deal, expected to be completed this summer, will bring all 10 agencies under one umbrella.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health is consolidating its home health services through a joint venture with AccentCare, an 11-state post-acute care provider also based in Dallas. The venture will combine four existing agencies from Baylor Scott & White and six from AccentCare, which will manage all operations.

"AccentCare shares our commitment to innovative and compassionate patient care and brings significant home care experience to our collaboration," said James H. Hinton, President and CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health, in a media release.

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"As health care delivery continues to evolve, this joint venture helps to ensure that high quality integrated care is available to our patients and their families in their homes."

Hospitals and health systems are in the process of determining strategically how they want to interact with and manage post-acute services as they become more responsible and accountable financially for patient outcomes.

As so-called fee-for-value reimbursement model is expected to slowly supplant fee-for-service payment, how post-acute care is managed is increasingly tied to both clinical and financial outcomes for hospitals and health systems.

Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed, but the deal, expected to be completed this summer, will bring all 10 agencies under one umbrella.

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It is expected to help Baylor execute on its goal of managing the health of populations through an integrated strategy that includes its 48 hospitals, 44,000 employees and its health plan.

AccentCare has more than 19,000 employees offering services ranging from personal, non-medical care to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice and care management. It has several regional brand names, including AccentCare, AccentCare of New York, Alliance For Health, Texas Home Health, Guardian Home Health & Hospice, and Sta-Home.

"We are excited to begin our joint venture with the nationally recognized and highly regarded Baylor Scott & White Health," said Steve Rodgers, CEO of AccentCare.

"Our home health care expertise combined with the breadth of Baylor Scott & White's award-winning health system allows us to better serve our communities' needs, especially as post-acute home health care services play an increasingly vital role in healthcare."

Philip Betbeze is the senior leadership editor at HealthLeaders.


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