An affiliate of Franklin-Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has acquired Lakeland, Fla.-based Advantage Home Health Services, according to a Ledger report.
The company has been renamed Florida's Choice Home Care. It provides home health services to patients in four Florida counties, according to the report.
The move may signal efforts by Community Health Systems to align with post-acute-care providers as payments systems move to include these services either as part of accountable care organizations or in bundled pricing arrangements.
Read the Ledger report Advantage Home Health Services.
Read more coverage on hospitals acquiring home health services:
- Opportunities for Hospitals to Grow and Profit through Home Care Partnerships
- Providence Health & Services Merges With Hospice Group
The company has been renamed Florida's Choice Home Care. It provides home health services to patients in four Florida counties, according to the report.
The move may signal efforts by Community Health Systems to align with post-acute-care providers as payments systems move to include these services either as part of accountable care organizations or in bundled pricing arrangements.
Read the Ledger report Advantage Home Health Services.
Read more coverage on hospitals acquiring home health services:
- Opportunities for Hospitals to Grow and Profit through Home Care Partnerships
- Providence Health & Services Merges With Hospice Group