Humana and REACH Kidney Care Sign Care Coordination Services Agreement
20 July 2020 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
For Humana Medicare Advantage and Commercial
Members in Four States
Leading health and well-being company Humana
Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and REACH Kidney Care, a separate nonprofit
affiliated with Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) focused on Chronic
Kidney Disease (CKD) education and care management, today announced
an agreement to provide kidney disease care coordination services
to eligible Humana Medicare Advantage and Commercial members in
Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The
services are designed to help Humana members with kidney disease
improve their health and quality of life through a more customized,
integrated approach to care.
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The collaboration, now in effect, is focused on early detection
of CKD, slowing disease progression, and improving the patient
experience by coordinating care in conjunction with a member’s
primary care physician and nephrologist. REACH Kidney Care nurses,
pharmacists, and dietitians will provide patient education about
in-home treatment options, including home dialysis; and health and
medication assessments.
“This partnership is part of Humana’s dedication to innovation,
especially in meeting care challenges presented by the coronavirus.
We’re committed to offering our members with kidney disease a
modern, personalized strategy that provides synchronized care
options,” said Amal Agarwal, M.D., Humana’s Vice President of
Transformative Home Solutions. “This whole-person approach to
treating chronic kidney and end-stage renal disease provides our
members greater choice and flexibility in their care, including for
some the option for in-home treatment.”
“We’re delighted to provide care management services through
this agreement with Humana, as we mutually view each patient as an
individual who deserves the best possible quality of life,” said
Doug Johnson, M.D., DCI’s Vice Chairman of the Board and co-founder
of REACH Kidney Care. “As a kidney health organization, we also
share with Humana a devotion to changing the status quo and
providing real solutions in caring for people with chronic kidney
disease.”
It is estimated that in the United States, more than one in
seven adults has CKD, with many unaware of their condition.
Individuals with CKD have kidneys that cannot properly filter
blood, causing waste and fluid levels that can be dangerously high.
Management of CKD is complex, and failure to appropriately manage
the condition may cause worsening health outcomes and considerable
symptoms.
About REACH Kidney Care and
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI)
Founded in 1971, DCI is the nation's largest non-profit dialysis
provider addressing a person's kidney care needs from early
detection, intervention, dialysis treatment, transplantation and
end of life care. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, DCI
operates more than 250 dialysis clinics in 28 states. DCI clinics
offer in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, peritoneal
dialysis and support to 147 hospital programs around the U.S.
DCI founded REACH Kidney Care seven years ago with a primary
goal to keep people off dialysis. REACH Kidney Care is a
comprehensive kidney health management program. REACH Kidney Care
provides strategies to manage and help delay the progression of
kidney disease and provide education and care management to those
transitioning into kidney failure. DCI started DCI Donor Services
to save and enhance lives through organ and tissue donation and
transplantation. Because of the efforts of the team at DCI Donor
Services, 724 people received a life changing transplant in 2019.
Learn more about Dialysis Clinic, Inc., at https://www.dciinc.org,
more about DCI Donor Services at https://www.dcids.org and more
about REACH Kidney Care at https://www.reachkidneycare.org.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
Additional Information
Other providers are available in our network. The provider may
also contract with other Plans.
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Alissa Krinsky Humana Corporate Communications
akrinsky@humana.com Amy Smith Humana Investor Relations
amysmith@humana.com Lauren Hollingsworth Director of Operations,
REACH Kidney Care Lauren.Hollingsworth@reachkidneycare.org
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