Univita Health Acquires Atenda Healthcare Solutions

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Univita Health, an organization focused on providing the full range of services and support needed to enable a home-centered approach to independent aging, announced the acquisition of leading home care provider Atenda Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated companies, including Florida Home Medical Equipment, Inc.

“We recognize that Atenda’s unique ability to assume risk for home care costs is meaningful to health plans and other providers due to the industry’s increased emphasis on paying for outcomes”

“Bringing together non-clinical and clinical home care into one integrated offering is foundational to the Univita strategy,” said Hugh Lytle, president and chief executive officer of Univita. “The addition of Atenda means we are uniquely positioned to provide this full range of services.”

Atenda is one of the largest home health benefit management companies, providing care and exclusively managing more than 1.3 million lives. Atenda is used by major health plans as a single point of contact for managing all home care services, resulting in improved care and cost savings to plans and their members.

“We recognize that Atenda’s unique ability to assume risk for home care costs is meaningful to health plans and other providers due to the industry’s increased emphasis on paying for outcomes,” said Bruce Baude, chief operating officer for Univita.

Univita is transforming home-based care by integrating the full range of in-home care needs from basic caregiving through complex home health care, all supported by the latest communication technologies. Univita provides a wide range of services that make the home a safe, comfortable place for people to age, reducing the need for medical interventions in a clinical setting such as a hospital or nursing home. In addition to servicing in-home care needs such as home health care, infusion therapy and home medical equipment, the company will also provide personalized assessments, decision support tools and financial planning and support.

“We are very excited to be joining forces with Univita,” said Guillermo Salazar, Atenda’s chief executive officer and founder. “Together we will be better able to extend our unique model and deliver an improved approach to home care across new markets.”

Atenda has a broad base of home care professionals coordinating and rendering care to patients in the convenience of their homes. Atenda is also a third party administrator that processes claims received from their network of home care providers.

“Our integrated delivery of home health care services, home nursing, infusion therapy and durable medical equipment simplifies the home care process for health plans and their members,” said Rene Valverde, president of Florida Home Medical Equipment, Inc. “And our approach provides benefits to discharge planners and case managers as well.”

About Univita Health

Univita Health is creating a unified environment to help people live and age with independence. By providing one place to find and manage resources which support independent aging, Univita makes it easier for individuals to live and age with dignity, in the setting they choose. Univita is accomplishing this by transforming home based care – integrating the complete range of in-home care needs from basic caregiving through complex home health care – and adding the support of the latest technologies. And Univita offers a unique suite of personalized assessments and decision support built around the key dimensions of independence. To learn more, visit www.univitahealth.com.

About Atenda Healthcare Solutions

Atenda Healthcare Solutions provides physicians, hospitals and health plans a single point of contact for the coordination of care through Atenda Specialty Infusion Pharmacy, Atenda Nursing Management and Atenda Home Medical Equipment. Atenda services more than one million managed care lives in the states of Florida and Georgia. For more information, visit www.atenda.com.